1226 results returned for search: "education AND " author Sarah Lagan
A proposed change in the law allowing the Minister of Education to hand pick the deputy chairman of the Board of Education represents a “concentration of power” the One Bermuda Alliance claims.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, tabled the Educ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Government avoids being held accountable for school performance if it continues to keep academic grades “top secret”, a former top civil servant told education reformers this week.
Mansfield Brock, CBE, a former Permanent Secretary of Education and ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The “Living Classroom” on Trunk Island has benefited from a $10,000 donation by the Garden Club of Bermuda.
The Bermuda Zoological Society runs the living classroom project on the Hamilton Parish island with the aim of educating tomorrow’s environme...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A raft of government summer programmes have been put in place to help students make up for lost school hours owing to classroom disruption caused by Covid-19.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, outlined the opportunities during Friday’s House...
DATE: Jun 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The unemployment rate in Bermuda has almost doubled, the Minister of Labour told MPs last Friday.
Jason Hayward, the labour minister told Jarion Richardson, the shadow minister, that the most recent labour report had still to be released.
He added t...
DATE: Jun 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Career-enhancing skills such as resume writing and networking will be shared in an upcoming webinar series.
The Department of Workforce Development is hosting three free webinars in collaboration with consultancy firm Performance Solutions.
The fir...
DATE: Jun 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A former education permanent secretary said last night she would fight disciplinary measures taken against her by the Progressive Labour Party over her opposition to a proposed school closure.
Ellen-Kate Horton, a veteran PLP member, added she had as...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A nursery has defended its decision to impose stricter Covid-19 travel rules than those recommended by the government.
Victoria Cunningham, owner of Bright Beginnings Nursery and Preschool in Pembroke, defended the nursery’s travel policy requiring ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Study loans of about $15,000 to trainee teachers to tackle staff shortages in public schools are to be set up, the education minister announced today.
Diallo Rabain said the teacher’s certification bonded loan scheme would help ease the cost burden ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda has failed victims of domestic abuse, a senator has claimed.
Robin Tucker, an Opposition senator, said more protections were needed for victims and that the island would benefit from a specialist domestic violence court.
Charity leaders backe...
DATE: May 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
