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Their mission was to put a smile on children’s faces.
“That’s actually our motto,” said Berkeley Institute S4 student Jahkaya Douglas, who teamed up with six others to design and build an elaborate Christmas display from scratch for charity. It worke...
DATE: Dec 07, 2016
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The America’s Cup might end up being good for the island — but why hasn’t the One Bermuda Alliance found the money to take care of the people?
That was just one of many questions from residents of Warwick South Central, the traditional Progressive La...
DATE: Dec 07, 2016
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The president of the parent-teacher association for TN Tatem Middle School, where teachers this week have staged two protests over the condition of the facility, has called for the school to be relocated for remediation.
Amin Smith, head of the PTA, ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2016
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Education
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TN Tatem Middle School is a “sick building”, according to the Bermuda Union of Teachers, which defended staff for their sick-out on Monday.
The union thanked the Government for commissioning a facilities inspection report, but pointed out that it was...
DATE: Dec 02, 2016
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
Teachers called in sick en masse yesterday at the T.N. Tatem Middle School as friction escalated over air quality.
The “sick-out”, which is believed to have involved all but two teachers, appeared to take the school by surprise as students came in fo...
DATE: Nov 29, 2016
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
Tinee Furbert, a 39-year-old mother of two with an extensive background in healthcare, has been unveiled by Opposition leader David Burt as the new Progressive Labour Party appointee to the Senate.
With Renee Ming now the Opposition leader in the Upp...
DATE: Nov 23, 2016
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The illustrious history of the Berkeley Institute is now on show, courtesy of the school’s class of 1963, who have handed over their three-year labour of love as a testament to its legacy.
The documentary, Respice Finem, traces Berkeley’s history fro...
DATE: Nov 19, 2016
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Another group of young Bermudians has returned home from transformative journeys around the globe, courtesy of the self-development programme Raleigh Bermuda.
“The change you see in people can be amazing,” said executive director Tina Nash.
“Young pe...
DATE: Nov 19, 2016
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Teachers, parents and staff met this morning at the TN Tatem Middle School to air concerns over the conditions of facilities there.
Repairs to the building, and the mould issues that have afflicted a number of Government buildings, are understood to ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2016
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
David Burt, the new Leader of the Progressive Labour Party, delivered a forceful Reply to the Throne Speech yesterday, charging the One Bermuda Alliance with failing in its 2012 electoral pledges, while vowing tighter governance and oversight to a re...
DATE: Nov 15, 2016
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell