332 results returned for search: "education AND " author Fiona McWhirter
An interactive wellness programme for government employees will be launched next month in an effort to tackle the $12.8 million cost of public sector sick leave.
Workers were urged to take on the team-based challenge as part of a Throne Speech pledge...
DATE: Jun 03, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Desperation could lead people to get in over their heads with fast-cash lenders, an MP has warned.
Leah Scott, the deputy Opposition leader, said that people who were struggling financially were attracted by personal loans that might become difficult...
DATE: May 29, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Court summons were issued for 26 people on a single day after they racked up thousands of dollars worth of debts to an unlicensed fast-cash lender.
Lawyers for Caribcash Bermuda filed a string of writs against people who it was claimed had defaulted ...
DATE: May 27, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Devonshire primary school brought back its spring fair as families and teachers hoped to develop a sense of community.
Jamee Jones, the president of the Parent Teacher Association at Elliot Primary School, said it was the first time the event had t...
DATE: May 20, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Surveillance cameras could help clamp down on illegal dumping at a public dock, a nature enthusiast said yesterday.
Jessica Riederer added that “repeat offenders” disposed of waste and that more education would make people think twice before they dis...
DATE: May 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two donors have pledged a total of $75,000 to transform a former rest home into a life-changing centre for homeless families since an appeal was launched last month.
The leaders of Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda and the Women’s Resource Centre said ...
DATE: May 15, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A nursery school shut down after a 12-month-old boy was found to have a serious head injury was told yesterday it can reopen following the conclusion of a police investigation.
Prosecutors found there was “insufficient evidence to support any crimina...
DATE: May 15, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A former soldier Called to the Bar yesterday said he was impelled to become a lawyer after his Royal Bermuda Regiment brother was killed on duty in a car crash in Britain.
Julian Wheddon said his family felt helpless and lacked a sense of closure aft...
DATE: May 11, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A $1.3 million drive will be launched to provide a life-changing facility for homeless families, and everyone on the island was asked to get involved.
It was hoped schools, community groups, businesses and builders would be among those to back the ca...
DATE: Apr 22, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Support staff at CedarBridge Academy fear their hours could be cut by 40 days a year.
Employees said they were told the reductions were needed to prevent job losses and that the cost-saving exercise came after years of “money mismanagement”.
Administ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter