931 results returned for search: "education AND " author Owain Johnston-Barnes
A study has found a drop in drug use among the island’s schoolchildren, the Attorney-General has revealed.
Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate on Wednesday that a survey of public, private and home-schooled pupils conducted by the Department of Nation...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visitors will enjoy Bermuda’s waters this month as the island hosts a series of sailing and fishing events starting today.
The inaugural three-day Spirit of Bermuda Rally and Festival of Sail is scheduled to begin with the arrival of four US yachts t...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A law to protect the young from grooming for sex by people in positions of power was backed yesterday by the Senate.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said the Criminal Code Amendment Act would create a new crimi...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A child with special needs was overlooked because of “maladministration” in the Department of Education, a report by the Ombudsman has ruled.
Victoria Pearman said improvements were needed to prevent children from education harm in her 2019 report on...
DATE: Jul 08, 2020
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A programme for young people that has operated for almost 25 years is to shut its doors.
Clare Mello, the executive director for YouthNet, said the decision came after five years of financial problems — and the Covid-19 pandemic was the last straw.
M...
DATE: Jun 13, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda College will open its doors again next month — but health and safety precautions will be enforced.
Duranda Greene, the college president, said that safety for staff and students had been “priority one” for its July 6 reopening.
Dr Greene adde...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda will move to the third phase of relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions on Thursday, it was announced last night, but public schools will stay shut until September.
David Burt, the Premier, said the final details of the next stage of a return to ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The appointment process for the Commissioner of Education post was “fatally flawed”, a lawyer claimed this week.
Mark Diel, who represented veteran teacher and education administrator Gina Tucker, told the Court of Appeal on Wednesday that the Board ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public access to information will be vital in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner, said that only through transparency would the public be able to fairly consider the actions taken to address Covid-...
DATE: Jun 03, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
International ocean experts have joined forces to launch a “virtual education series” on the seas around Bermuda.
The first episode of Ocean Diaries went online this week as part of a collaboration between the Bermuda Zoological Society, the Bermuda ...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes