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The Health Department will next month host free speech and language screenings to P1 students entering the school system.
The screenings are intended to detect learning weaknesses at an early stage so as to reduce or prevent any negative impacts in t...
DATE: Jun 28, 2013
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The US Coast Guard Cutter Eagle will be visiting Bermuda this weekend — and the public is being invited on board.
Scheduled to arrive on Saturday, the 295ft Eagle will be open to free public tours while moored along Hamilton’s waterfront near the int...
DATE: Jun 28, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 20 students were yesterday presented with their hard-earned GEDs during the CARE Learning Centre graduation ceremony.
A total of 23 students, including two employees of the Ministry of Public Works, two employees of the Ministry of Educatio...
DATE: Jun 28, 2013
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A weekend event aimed at raising awareness about a proposed skate park was a huge success, according to organisers.
While Adrian Kawaley-Lathan said that only half of the Island’s skateboarders took part in Saturday’s Gr8 2 Sk8 event, the ramps and r...
DATE: Jun 28, 2013
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Jeremiah, better known as Lil Quan, will on July 31 be taking part in a competition on the hit BET show “106 & Park”, where he will compete with another young rapper for a shot at performing at a Diggy Simmons concert.
The winner will be decided by o...
DATE: Jun 28, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Charges against a Southampton man accused in connection with the death of his aunt were dropped by prosecutors yesterday.
Paul Anthony Defontes, 48, was charged with manslaughter last November in connection to the death of 62-year-old Patricia Diane ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2013
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager has admitted striking a Berkeley teacher with a plastic garbage can during a heated altercation with another student.
Tristan Hollis, 16, pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting Gregory Sargeant on May 10.
Magistrates’ Court heard that a...
DATE: Jun 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A heroin addict was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison after admitting a string of dishonesty offences.
The court heard that Jamel Jaki Nisbett, 30, had been sentenced to two years in prison for similar offences last August but was released...
DATE: Jun 27, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hamilton Mayor Graeme Outerbridge yesterday formally signed an agreement twinning the City of Hamilton with the town of Black River in Jamaica.
He said the signing was an important moment as two communities have a historical bond, particularly in the...
DATE: Jun 27, 2013
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Prospect Primary Preschool is set to reopen today after water/plumbing problems that forced the school’s closure yesterday.
The school was closed at noon yesterday, but a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education said the issues have since been resol...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
