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More than 1,000 surveys have been completed as part of an information gathering exercise by government to help establish a “new vision and strategic plan for public education” in Bermuda.
Additionally, about 60 individuals including parents, business...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Students at TN Tatem Middle School got a behind-the-scenes view of the technology that drives America’s Cup racing while learning about the sustainable practices being used by the sailors.
They were taking part in the #Connect2sailing programme, a c...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017
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A social worker aiming to break Bermuda’s gang cycle is calling on employers to take a chance on young men with troubled histories.
Kimberley Jackson, managing director of Team Street Safe, said giving “proven risk individuals” secure training and em...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017
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Crime
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Sarah Lagan
When 100-year-old Virginia Karl found out her flight to Bermuda to attend her beloved great-nephew’s wedding was cancelled, she decided nothing was going to stop her getting here.
The centenarian, and the two aides that she needed to travel with, hi...
DATE: Apr 12, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
The first spring time lionfish tournament is due to take place later this month with scuba divers and free divers encouraged to sign up.
The one-day Swimming With Fishes tournament is being organised by the Lionfish Mafia and is due to take place ov...
DATE: Apr 11, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Two men yesterday pleaded not guilty to offences related to the protest of December 2.
Chris Furbert Jr, the son of Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert, and Anthony Burgess denied preventing entry to the House of Assembly.
At a packed Ma...
DATE: Apr 11, 2017
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Court
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Sarah Lagan
The loss of family and friends to gang violence has spurred one man to launch an anti-violence magazine promoting peace in Bermuda.
Desmond Crockwell has realised his dream of a quarterly publication giving voice to those harmed by gang activity. It...
DATE: Apr 10, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Five students at TN Tatem Middle School have been awarded the first Quinton Edness Scholarship.
It is the first middle-school award in Bermuda and was made possible by proceeds from the TN Tatem / Spice Valley Middle School Trust Fund.
The fund’s tr...
DATE: Apr 10, 2017
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Education
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Sarah Lagan
A 30-year-old Hamilton man has been given a one-month prison sentence for stealing money from a member of staff at a primary school.
The court heard how Andre Castle entered the school on December 5 of last year, walked into an empty classroom and st...
DATE: Apr 10, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
“You can’t have a one-size-fits-all school system” is one of the lessons Jeremiah Newell learnt when turning around failing schools in the US.
The American-based educator hired by the Department of Education to develop a strategic plan for public ed...
DATE: Apr 08, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan