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A drop in numbers at Saltus due to people leaving the Island has caused the school to shed five teaching assistants jobs.
All are held by Bermudians, whose positions will be cut on August 31.
The announcement came as the school reported an anticipate...
DATE: Apr 19, 2012
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The recession has failed to dampen much-needed donations to Prospect Primary’s Braille learning programme.
New equipment and new resources have assured the programme will continue, fundraiser Sylvia Munro said, with HSBC Bank and the Bank of Bermuda ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Education has paid out $2.6 million for school security such as CCTV cameras over the last year.
The figure emerged after Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith and Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert answered parliamentary questions on pa...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former watch leader with the Bermuda Sloop Foundation has been hailed by the charity as a young man who “found the leader in himself”.
Reid Perinchief, 21, struggled so much with school that he withdrew from the Berkeley Institute at the age of 17....
DATE: Apr 14, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Young students at Dalton E Tucker Primary were able to meet the educator after whom their school is named at a special service at White Hill Chapel.
“It was a treat,” said acting school principal Jay Tucker. “In years to come, the impact of speaking ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A launch date remains to be set for Government’s Job Corps initiative, but planning is expected to finish in October, a spokeswoman said.
The scheme, designed to secure employment for young workers, is based on programmes used by the US Department of...
DATE: Apr 10, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “new force in education” has been created by the merger of two groups.
That was the assertion of Bermuda Education Network (BEN) director Becky Ausenda, announcing the group’s link-up with the Leaders in Field Education (LIFE) to form a new associa...
DATE: Apr 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Pembroke Dump fire could have been started by a carelessly discarded cigarette, according to a Government waste manager.
Allan Hunt said tree clippings piled up in dry conditions might easily have been set ablaze by the smallest of sparks on Thur...
DATE: Mar 31, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Raised in the tight-knit neighbourhoods around Parsons Road, award-winning teen performer DeAzha Chambers is proud of her community. She also uses her stage gifts to give voice to its social issues.
As the winner of youth charity Teen Service’s annua...
DATE: Mar 31, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new advocacy group has been created to shed light on the concerns of the Island’s special needs community.
The Bermuda Special Needs Network is calling for an accurate census of the population of special needs residents here.
“We’re trying to help ...
DATE: Mar 28, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
