909 results returned for search: "education AND " author Owain Johnston-Barnes
An island in Harrington Sound has been transformed into a living classroom for Bermuda’s students with the support of the LOM Financial Group.
The investment firm has donated $50,000 to the Bermuda Zoological Society over the past five years to suppo...
DATE: Mar 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Requests for proposals for island-wide CCTV system are expected to go out soon, according to the Minister of National Security.
Renee Ming, addressing the House of Assembly on the Ministry’s budget, hoped the system would help deter criminals and as...
DATE: Mar 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ways to support businesses as the island moves to end single-use plastics will be looked at, the Government has said.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, explained that it was planned to implement the change in a way that allowed the best re...
DATE: Mar 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Officers from the Royal Bermuda Regiment joined counterparts from the Caribbean and the UK for a course run on the island for the first time.
RBR junior officers, with soldiers from the Cayman Islands Regiment, the Turks & Caicos Islands Regiment, Ar...
DATE: Mar 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The St George’s Foundation has received a $10,000 boost to help it to restore forts in the East End and educate the public about the island’s history.
The Garden Club of Bermuda donated the funds — as well as two benches — as part of the club’s ongoi...
DATE: Mar 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A computer coding scheme will be launched across the island as part of a new initiative by the Ministry of Education.
Lingo STEM Coding Kit lessons will be introduced at senior schools as part of an effort to improve STEM — science, technology, e...
DATE: Mar 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The 2022 Agricultural Exhibition will not go ahead this year because of the lingering impact of Covid-19.
Antwan Albouy, exhibition director, said that the organisers were disappointed, but the surge in Covid-19 cases last fall and winter had hindere...
DATE: Mar 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who broke into a teenager’s bedroom and raped her is to be released from prison on Monday, the Ministry of Legal Affairs confirmed yesterday.
TeWolde Mathin Selassie, 44, was sentenced to 25 years for the 2005 assault on a 15-year-old girl.
Kat...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An environmental group has teamed up with Bermuda College to bring back a series of events designed to educate people about the environment.
The Eco Lunch and Learn series, a joint effort with the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce, will ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A guidance session to help young Bermudians to earn scholarships will be held by the Department of Workforce Development today.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Labour said: “For many in our community, college and university educations are vital for s...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
