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It has been a tough but incredible recovery for young Leighnae Lowe, who was 6 when doctors at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta discovered a tumour in a critical area of her brain.
After an uncommon and potentially risky operation, Leighnae is flouri...
DATE: Oct 12, 2015
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The new head boy at Berkeley Institute has given students something to feel good about: Azendé Furbert is very much one of their own.
“Normally it’s always the smartest person that applies for head boy,” Azendé explained. “I thought that if I applied...
DATE: Oct 07, 2015
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A recent civil service hiring freeze will not have an impact on the hiring of substitute teachers, the Department of Education announced this afternoon.
A statement issued by the department said that “the matter relating to the hiring of substitute t...
DATE: Oct 07, 2015
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The arid back-country of rural Namibia has just provided an unlikely venue for management training, combined with community service, for Philippe Froncioni of Amlin Bermuda.
Helping to build a cooking house for a primary school in the north of the sp...
DATE: Sep 30, 2015
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A Maker Faire, a family-friendly science fair dedicated to craft and technology enthusiasts and tinkerers, is open to all today at the Bermuda College’s Tech Hall.
The event is a local version of a popular gathering that started in the San Francisco ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2015
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A new and visibly safe device for screening the vision of Bermuda’s young students has been brought to the Island for demonstration.
The service has been offered for many years by the Lions Clubs of Bermuda, according to Dessaline Waldron, the organi...
DATE: Sep 22, 2015
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Bermuda could hear a renewed call for affirmative action measures unless racial disparities are comprehensively tackled, according to union leader Jason Hayward.
Mr Hayward, president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said longstanding gaps betwe...
DATE: Sep 14, 2015
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The start of a new school year has prompted a top Bermudian executive to tell local students that nothing in life worth having comes easily — but a renewed focus on studies can lead to a new beginning.
The community group Imagine Bermuda has taken th...
DATE: Sep 11, 2015
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Taking the plunge and going outside her comfort zone paid off for 23-year-old Shuntelle Paynter, a forensic science student who decided to try something different and teach English in China this summer.
“It was a big culture shock — however, you lea...
DATE: Aug 31, 2015
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Learning the fashion business has made it an intriguing summer for Margaret Dunne, the young designer behind the window displays at the AS Cooper department store.
Creating outfits from blank newsprint was no easy task, but the 17-year-old jumped at ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2015
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