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The Bermuda Hospitals Board has been officially designated as an international training centre for emergency cardiac care courses by the American Heart Association.
Twenty-one hospital staff have earned their accreditation as instructors for basic li...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Cisco Academy was formally launched yesterday in a ceremony at Bermuda College.
This week, a group of Bermudians will begin training to become Cisco Instructors, with on-Island courses expected to become available this summer.
Government Es...
DATE: May 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The “Step It Up” Middle School Summit kicked off yesterday with almost 500 of Bermuda's young people involved.
Addressing the crowd at the National Stadium, Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith said Bermuda belongs to the Island's youth, but before...
DATE: May 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Parents need to be given the proper tools to tackle the issue of drug use by the Island’s youth, according to the Family Centre.
Responding to the results of the National School Survey, released yesterday, Martha Dismont of the Family Centre said she...
DATE: Apr 21, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students are carrying guns into schools, according to a Government survey of the Island’s youth.
The National School Survey found 1.4 percent of students had taken a handgun to school in the past year; 2.9 percent said they’d carried a gun in that sa...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students from the Berkeley Institute recently won an Island-wide competition by creating a video aimed at preventing underage drinking.
The winning video, shot on school grounds by the Berkeley Institute’s Peer Helpers, was one of ten entries in the ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The House of Assembly on Friday debated the possibility of introducing shared parenting legislation aimed at strengthening families.
Such legislation could ensure that courts, when considering making a parenting order, would be required to presume it...
DATE: Apr 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
One person in every 110 worldwide is affected by autism, regardless of race, religion, socio-economic status or geography.
That fact was noted by Education Minister Dame Jenifer Smith as she read an official proclamation to celebrate World Autism Day...
DATE: Apr 04, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
For more than 20 years, the Bermuda Prison Fellowship has worked to used religion to help inmates and their families get back on the right track.
Speaking yesterday at the Hamilton Rotary, Rudolph (Buddy) Hollis said that over the years the organisat...
DATE: Mar 28, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Progressive Labour Party will win the next election on the doorsteps of their constituents, several party candidates said last night.
Speaking yesterday at a public meeting at the Devonshire Seventh Day Adventist Church Hall, Public Works Ministe...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
