969 results returned for search: "education AND " author Owain Johnston-Barnes
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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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
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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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
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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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
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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Owain Johnston-Barnes
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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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Nursing students at the Bermuda College are getting opportunities to work with specialists from the Lahey Hospital and Medical Centre through a new partnership.
According to a college spokeswoman, representatives from Lahey collaborated with the Coll...
DATE: Oct 29, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Education is set to launch a new educational framework for teaching for preschool and primary school.
The inquiry framework, which is designed to mimic the way young children learn and construct knowledge, will be formally launched du...
DATE: Oct 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s young people have the potential to play a major role in local politics, a Progressive Labour Party open forum was told this week.
Addressing more than 200 people at the Bermuda Industrial Union Sweeting-Ball Memorial Hall on Monday, 23-year...
DATE: Oct 14, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda must face the challenges facing the Island’s seniors, according to Age Concern chairperson Erwin Adderley.
Speaking at a Progressive Labour Party open forum on Monday, Mr Adderley said the ageing population is causing a greater burden on the ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Trunk Island could become the centrepiece of environmental education programmes, according to the Bermuda Zoological Society.
Ian Walker, principal curator of the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo, told Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday that as cahows ret...
DATE: Sep 30, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
