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Dellwood Middle School is to open to students on Wednesday despite Ministry of Education plans to relocate pupils to alternative buildings in Hamilton.
The school has been undergoing major works including mould remediation.
Yesterday, education min...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Hurricane José rose to Category 4 yesterday morning, but the Bermuda Weather Service said it was still not a threat to the island “at this time”.
The storm’s closest point of approach in the next 72 hours was expected to be 476 nautical miles to the ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Spirit of Bermuda sail training vessel was involved in a collision with the ferry Resolute last night.
The incident occurred just after 9pm in Dundonald Channel, Sandys. No casualties were reported.
All fare-paying passengers on the Resolute and ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s first non-segregated school is celebrating 120 years of education .
The Berkeley Institute, the idea of 11 “founding fathers”, opened its doors on September 6, 1897 — and it has stuck to its original plan to provide a first-class educatio...
DATE: Sep 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Former premier Alex Scott believes Bermuda’s new political climate could set the stage for another review over independence.
Mr Scott was a strong advocate for splitting ties with Britain during his tenure from 2003 to 2006, but did not push for a re...
DATE: Sep 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police are still stumped by the theft of nearly $35,000 from four Eastern Counties Cricket Association clubs two years ago.
A police spokesman said: “While the case is not closed, we have made very little headway as no one to date has come forward wi...
DATE: Sep 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Star pupil Brianna Mendes has won the Dudley and Deborah Butterfield Scholarship 2017 to study at Canada’s McGill University.
She will start at Montreal-based McGill next month to study for a bachelor of commerce degree with a major in mathematics.
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DATE: Sep 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Department of Education has announced principal and leadership changes in Bermuda public schools.
Commissioner of education Freddie Evans said: “In keeping with our continuing efforts to improve our public schools and to ensure that the Departm...
DATE: Sep 01, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Union of Teachers voted yesterday to abandon a work to rule for the start of the new school term.
The breakthrough came after a significant development in negotiations over terms and conditions with the education department.
The union sai...
DATE: Sep 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Minister of Education Diallo Rabain yesterday said he hoped that teachers in the public system would be happy with the result of negotiations about working conditions and end a work to rule.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers voted to work to rule before ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan