332 results returned for search: "education AND " author Fiona McWhirter
A $15 million economic relief package to help working families was announced by the Premier in the House of Assembly yesterday.
David Burt, who is also the Minister of Finance, said that financial support will be given to people with children in publ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Landlords have increasingly asked to switch their residential properties to vacation units in the past two years, Consumer Affairs staff found.
It was thought the changes were made so that owners could limit the risk of long periods of overdue rent a...
DATE: Jul 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Beachgoers enjoyed a celebration of different countries and cultures at a Bermuda International Day.
The event at Elbow Beach on Saturday included music, dancing, a sandcastle workshop, games and a charity raffle.
Organiser Denzil Nelson explained: “...
DATE: Jul 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A slew of statements are expected to be made by ministers in the House of Assembly today, including updates on the Government’s financial performance and the island’s economic recovery plan.
The Order of Business also showed that a tourism investment...
DATE: Jul 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
About a third of residents feel forced to buy less food and almost a fifth are choosing less healthy options owing to rising prices, says a new survey
DATE: Jun 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An LGBTQ campaign group has named its first executive director.
Tiffany Paynter started in the role at OutBermuda this week.
The charity said: “A social entrepreneur and longtime advocate for the local LGBTQ+ community, Ms Paynter joins OutBermuda fo...
DATE: May 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Phone lines and internet were still out of service at the Bermuda National Library today after an outage last week.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education said: “Technicians are currently on site working to resolve the issue.
“The problem is an...
DATE: May 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Native and endemic trees were planted by people who were involved in Bermuda’s first Youth Climate Summit.
The group was invited by the Bermuda Zoological Society to its living classroom at Trunk Island.
A BZS spokeswoman said: “Under the careful gui...
DATE: May 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Emergency repairs to a sewage line resulted in the closure of the Bermuda National Library today.
The building on Queen Street is to reopen tomorrow.
A Government spokeswoman said that apologised for any inconvenience.
DATE: May 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
After a two year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, World Asthma Day returned to Bermuda yesterday.
Musicians from Warwick Academy expanded their lungs to play wind and brass instruments while Open Airways staff and volunteers demonstrated equipm...
DATE: May 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
