461 results returned for search: "education AND " author Gareth Finighan
Diversifying the economy and using new technology to compete will be vital to the future prosperity of the country, a Government minister said on Friday.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said during the debate on the Throne Speech: “The only w...
DATE: Nov 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A new head teacher has been appointed at Saltus Grammar School, it was revealed tonight.
Julie Rousseau, from Canada, will take over from Deryn Lavell at the private school next summer.
Ms Rousseau said: “I am thrilled to be appointed as the next hea...
DATE: Nov 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The head teacher of Bermuda High School for Girls will step down at the end of the 2022-23 academic year, it was announced today.
Linda Parker confirmed in a letter to parents that she would retire in July 2023 after a 40-year career in education and...
DATE: Nov 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Disagreements over the Covid-19 vaccine have created an atmosphere of “toxicity and disharmony” in the workplace, a union leader claimed yesterday.
Armell Thomas, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said that there were “divisions” be...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Administrative tasks in the police service have been sidelined because of job cuts, it was claimed yesterday.
Acting Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said that there had been “a real fight” on where to deploy police officers.
But he added it was ...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Students who would have struggled to pay fees will able to continue their education this year because of grants from a charity.
Knowledge Quest has raised cash from donations from companies, foundations and individuals to give scholarships to 16 gift...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An environmental campaign group has backed Government’s drive to rid the island of single-use plastics – but has acknowledged that the initiative “may be challenging”.
In a statement released yesterday the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskfor...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The majority of public schools will be open to in-classroom learning by the end of the week, the Premier has announced.
At last night’s press conference, David Burt said that 30 of the island’s 36 public schools had reached the 80 per cent parental c...
DATE: Oct 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The current Covid-19 crisis dominated debate during the Motion to Adjourn in the Senate yesterday.
The Opposition’s Marcus Jones began the session urging everyone to follow government safety regulations and guidelines.
He claimed that the current spi...
DATE: Sep 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
It’s hard to imagine what life was like 100 years ago. Back in the 1920s, Bermuda really was a different world.
There were no cars or television sets, no telephones, no freshly imported good flying in from foreign shores, none of today’s modern luxu...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
