914 results returned for search: "education AND " author Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s seniors gained little in Premier Paula Cox’s Budget for the coming fiscal year.
So believes former Bermuda Council on Ageing head Marian Sherratt.
She said she agreed with the rollback announced by the Premier on land tax and vehicle licenc...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Financial Assistance was given a boost in yesterday’s Budget, but the Mirrors programme suffered another heavy cut.
And the Sandys 360 programme received a $2 million grant to offset its construction costs.
According to the 2012/13 Budget, funding ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sexual Assault has increased alarmingly in Bermuda, according to the Women’s Resource Centre (WRC), but figures from the Bermuda Police Service suggest the opposite.
The Quarterly Crime Statistics released yesterday by the Bermuda Police Service (BPS...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Berkeley Institute student yesterday received a suspended sentence for supplying cannabis on the school grounds.
Kiarron Minks admitted in January to supplying cannabis to another student and possessing cannabis in an increased penalty zone....
DATE: Feb 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has done much to meet international benchmarks for legislatures, but there is still room for improvement, according to Kim Swan of the former United Bermuda Party.
In the House of Assembly on Friday, Mr Swan led the House in a debate on Commo...
DATE: Feb 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government backbencher Dale Butler and scientist Malcolm Brock were inducted into the Company of Honorary Fellows of Bermuda College.
Around 50 guests, including Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith, attended the ceremony at Coco Reef on Saturday.
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DATE: Feb 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
For Berkeley Institute freshman Jordan Bascome, just being quick in the classroom isn’t enough.
Bascome is working day and night to excel not only in the classroom, but also on the track.
The 14-year-old pentathlete has already represented Bermuda at...
DATE: Jan 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Career training and duty were the main topics of conversation last night at a Pre-Budget Town Hall meeting at the Leopard’s Club.
The meeting, the second in a series of three weekly meetings, was held to give the public an opportunity to give their t...
DATE: Jan 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda College will host its first winter commencement in ten years this week to celebrate 20 students earning degrees, diplomas or certificate qualifications.
Winter commencements are only held when more than 15 students successfully meet their pro...
DATE: Jan 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students of Somersfield Academy are hosting a Zumba party to raise funds for the Reading Clinic.
The event, scheduled to take place at the Somersfield Academy Gym on Saturday, will include a ZumbAtomic session for children aged three to 12, and an ad...
DATE: Jan 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
