1230 results returned for search: "education AND " author Sarah Lagan
A school has ditched disposable plastic lunch plates for reusable containers as part of a drive to be protect the environment.
Adam and Emily Hopkins, who have a child at Saltus Grammar School, donated cash to help fund the changeover.
Jon Beard, the...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Nine students have been awarded a special scholarship to help fund their studies.
The students all won scholarships set up in the name of Barbara Ball, a pioneer woman doctor and fighter for social justice.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “...
DATE: Jul 03, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s white-collar union is to hold a forum for expatriate workers to discuss problems with racism and xenophobia.
Jason Hayward, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said: “In a recent survey conducted by one of Bermuda’s large...
DATE: Jul 02, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Doctors will be unable to cope with a reduction in fees and an increased workload, the Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association has warned.
The BMDA said it backed improved access to healthcare, but that there were “significant costs” involved and more c...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Pupils and their teachers staged a protest yesterday against planned class mergers at their school and fears that staff might be made redundant.
Dozens of children and staff from Paget Primary School congregated outside the Anglican Cathedral on Chur...
DATE: Jun 27, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The creative barkeep behind The Birdcage, Bermuda’s newest watering hole, likens it to a kitchen given the array of fresh, locally foraged and homemade ingredients that make up the craft cocktails.
Stefan Gitschner, a mixologist with a decade of prof...
DATE: Jun 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Seeing how our culture has bridged Bermuda’s many divides has been one of the most rewarding aspects of Heather Whalen’s 22-year career in the arts.
The former director of the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs revelled in experiencing bla...
DATE: Jun 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Minister of National Security defended the work he is doing for the Department of Corrections in the House of Assembly on the same day that prison officers marched in protest of pay and working conditions.
Wayne Caines spoke during the Motion to...
DATE: Jun 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A new playground designed to be accessible for the disabled opened yesterday.
The attraction, at the WindReach centre for the disabled in Warwick, will feature an area for music, a mini-theatre, extra- wide slides and diggers that can be operated by ...
DATE: Jun 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A charity has launched a competition for schoolchildren to name a high-tech marine research robot submarine.
The contest winner will have their name painted on the side of Ocean Tech’s Remus 100 submersible alongside their winning entry.
Andrew Smit...
DATE: May 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
