332 results returned for search: "education AND " author Fiona McWhirter
Rayquon Woodley-Smith and Tamia Place took home the titles of Mr and Miss CedarBridge at the weekend.
They were among a field of 15 students at the annual pageant, which was held in the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts.
The contest st...
DATE: Oct 21, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A digitised national identity system designed to give residents more control of their personal information has started development, the company behind the scheme said yesterday.
Joseph Weinberg, co-founder of blockchain technology firm Shyft, said th...
DATE: Oct 19, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
A major shift in mindset is needed to help encourage more victims of sexual assault to report incidents, the leader of a charity said yesterday.
Laurie Shiell-Smith, the executive director of the Centre Against Abuse, explained survivors were often a...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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A pilot programme will teach IT skills to young men at risk of antisocial behaviour or lawbreaking, it was announced yesterday.
The Bermuda Technical Institute Association is behind the introduction of the scheme, which will benefit people involved i...
DATE: Oct 03, 2019
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A dozen people were exempted from education registration requirements to allow them to work in Bermuda schools this year.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, agreed that the 12 can lead classes in subjects including English and maths without a ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2019
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A pilot programme designed to introduce more Bermudians to a career in construction will be launched next month.
The training programme will offer academic tuition and work experience for students to prepare them to become top-grade masons within fiv...
DATE: Aug 27, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A “phenomenal” project on the arrival of slaves in America has sparked a call to boost discussion about history in Bermuda.
Cheryl Packwood, the former director of the Government’s Washington DC office, said that further embracing the island’s past w...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Boys learnt how to apply maths in a real-life setting as they built benches for their schools during a summer camp.
Children aged 9 and 10 were involved in the programme to build “buddy benches” for their schools, organised by the Bermuda Education N...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An East End school has been given the green light for classes to go ahead after concerns about suspected asbestos, the Minister of Education said.
Diallo Rabain apologised to parents of students at Clearwater Middle School for not alerting them to th...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three students beat an outstanding field to net scholarships from a parish council.
Katiya Gilbert, Veronica Swan-DeGraff and Gabrielle DeShields got their awards from Southampton Parish Council.
Sakina Darrell, the council’s scholarship committee ch...
DATE: Aug 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter