931 results returned for search: "education AND " author Owain Johnston-Barnes
Prison officers are working in dangerous conditions as they work to manage a growing number of serious criminals, according to the chair of the Prison Officers Association.
Timothy Seon, addressing a crowd in advance of the 2022 Labour Day march, sai...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More microforests are set to appear around the island as a Bermuda Zoological Society project to plant more trees and shrubs continues to grow.
While five microforests have already been established, it is hoped that another three will be planted befo...
DATE: Aug 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Another 25 firefighters from overseas are to be brought to the island to bolster numbers at the airport fire station.
Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, said yesterday that contracts for ten firefighters who came earlier to Bermuda wil...
DATE: Aug 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Education has praised dozens of students who have been awarded government scholarships for the coming year.
In a statement, the ministry announced the names of 68 scholarship winners who won a range of awards worth between $35,000 per...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than $50,000 of scholarships are waiting to be collected by Spice Valley and TN Tatem Middle School graduates who excelled at the school.
The Foundation of Bermuda Studies said that the Quinton Edness and Naquita Dill-Robinson scholarships, whic...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An activist pulled almost a tonne of trash from Bermuda’s waters this summer after she relaunched what had been an annual fundraising campaign.
Karen Plianthos said that while Covid-19 and raising two young children had caused her Cash Trash Bash cam...
DATE: Aug 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Parents of public school students will soon be contacted about a plan to offer them funds to help with back-to-school expenses.
The proposal was originally announced last month by David Burt, the Premier, with parents or guardians to receive $150 per...
DATE: Aug 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Inflation rose 3.7 per cent year on year, the largest increase in almost 15 years, as food and health care costs rose
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Public Services Union delivered educational awards to 18 young Bermudians last month to help them to pursue further education.
While the union has historically given out 12 scholarships as part of its Annual Education Awards Ceremony, the...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Pride parade is set to return to Hamilton this month as part of a weekend of activities celebrating the island’s LGBTQ+ community.
OutBermuda, Bermuda’s only LGBTQ+ focused charity, said that this year’s event will include a parade, parties...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
