461 results returned for search: "education AND " author Gareth Finighan
Government has no plans to legalise marijuana, claiming that “it is wrong to yield to a more permissive attitude socially without due regard to the social, economic and health consequences”.
But under planned reforms of cannabis laws, police could be...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Government is to explore the possibility of introducing a loan programme to help students fund the cost of further education.
A scheme had existed whereby previous Governments had acted as guarantors for bank loans taken out by cash-strapped students...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was on hand to give Warwick Academy students a lesson in the importance of the culinary arts yesterday.
The students were taking part in Food Revolution Day, a campaign launched by Mr Oliver to demonstrate the importance o...
DATE: May 19, 2014
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Government has devised a war plan to reduce numbers of invasive lionfish in Bermuda’s waters.
Health and Environment Minister Trevor Moniz said that the strategy provided “a guide and cohesive long-term plan on how to tackle this problem based on exp...
DATE: May 17, 2014
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda is in the running to host one of the most prestigious sporting competitions in the world after being shortlisted as a potential venue for the 2017 America’s Cup.
And if the Island’s bid is successful, the sailing event could pump millions of ...
DATE: May 16, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Students at all 18 public primary schools are expected to have sat a controversial exam identifying “gifted” students by the end of today.
Teachers at two schools had threatened to boycott the Otis-Lennon School Ability test (OLSAT) after claiming th...
DATE: May 13, 2014
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government is being urged to make cannabis immediately available for medicinal use, decriminalise personal possession of the drug as a priority, and consider eventually legalising it completely, according to an independent advisory group.
The finding...
DATE: May 12, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Former Education Commissioner Edmond Heatley did not receive a severance package after controversially resigning from the post last month.
And Education Minister Grant Gibbons has also confirmed that the Ministry was unaware of a survey which, accord...
DATE: May 10, 2014
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A primary school has delayed giving its students a controversial test to find out if they are gifted after teachers complained.
Thousands of primary school students were scheduled to sit the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) this week in order ...
DATE: May 09, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s high standards of healthcare meant that the Island recorded no maternal or neonatal deaths last year, it has been claimed.
In addition, a low prematurity of around eight percent, indicated women in Bermuda receive a high standard of prenata...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
