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Heron Bay Primary continued its 90th anniversary celebrations on Saturday with a Family Fun Day.
The event, which ran from noon until 4pm, drew around 100 people to the Southampton School, where they enjoyed food, games, bouncy castles and music.
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DATE: Jan 30, 2016
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A new training initiative offering post secondary education for investment and financial services was formally launched this week at a ceremony at City Hall.
The RCA Bermuda Compliance Certification Programme (RBCC), the result of a partnership betwe...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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The One Bermuda Alliance and the Progressive Labour Party are not the only ones debating issues facing the Island in the House of Assembly.
Regularly, the Bermuda Youth Parliament pits a team led by the youth premier, Namrata Bisht, against another g...
DATE: Dec 21, 2015
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A fundraiser aimed at helping to purchase athletic uniforms for children has raised about $7,000 according to organisers.
The Big Dell Run took place last Saturday with teachers, parents, celebrities and alumni taking to the Victor Scott School field...
DATE: Dec 21, 2015
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Non-profit organisation Code 411 will on Wednesday be hosting a Holiday Hackathon to help teach young Bermudians about programming.
The second annual free event offers participants between the ages of 12 and 17 the opportunity to learn about coding a...
DATE: Dec 21, 2015
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The Youth Parliament last night held its first debate of the legislative year, with the student members tackling the subject of mental health.
While the government team, led by Namrata Bisht, argued that the Bermuda Government should substantially in...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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The head of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission has strongly dismissed rumours that sites have been selected for the Island’s casinos.
Richard Schuetz, the commission’s executive director told The Royal Gazette: “If there has been a deal made, I hav...
DATE: Nov 30, 2015
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Mount Saint Agnes Academy remembered Bermuda’s fallen heroes in an early Remembrance Day ceremony.
While Remembrance Day is celebrated on November 11, the anniversary of the end of the First World War, school principal Sue Moench told students gather...
DATE: Nov 12, 2015
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Years of hard work finally paid off for Katrina Dickson yesterday as she became the newest member of the Bermuda Bar.
Introducing Ms Dickson to the courts, lawyer Richard Horseman described her as driven, hard working and a welcome addition to the Wa...
DATE: Nov 07, 2015
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The Bermuda College board of governors has rejected a faculty vote of no confidence in the president of the institution.
The college’s Faculty Association sent a letter in May to the chairwoman of the board of governors, Jill Husbands, notifying her ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2015
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes