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The bulk of parents of public school pupils have now received a one-off $150 back-to-school payment — two months after term started.
They were thanked for their “patience” in waiting to receive the money after the Government apologised for delays in ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Education minister, Diallo Rabain, was relieved that a bridge built of popsicle sticks, glue and string by students could hold his weight when he walked across it.
The unusual structure was created by students on the 2022 STEAM Academy programme to e...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
More than 90 Bermuda College students received degrees, diplomas and certificates, as the educational establishment honoured its brightest and best.
For the first time since the Covid-19 crisis broke in 2020, 93 recipients gathered under a tent at th...
DATE: May 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A new hi-tech career development centre was yesterday officially opened at Bermuda College following donations of $3.8 million from local businesses.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, hailed the move as a way for people to “seek their dreams”.
T...
DATE: Apr 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A medical student who wants to become a psychiatrist has earned a scholarship aimed at the healthcare field.
The Margaret and Robert Harvey Medical Scholarship, administered by Margot Harvey, a GP, has picked Chantae Hollis as its recipient as the fu...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A private school hit out at classroom Covid-19 restrictions and branded them “conservative and contradictory”.
The board of Somersfield Academy in Devonshire said schools and families were “struggling” to cope with quarantine measures and appealed fo...
DATE: Mar 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Staff shortages at the Government’s coronavirus test centre was yesterday blamed for delays that halted much of the scheduled return to school and left the airport in “chaos”, The Royal Gazette understands.
The log jam for test results out meant just...
DATE: Jan 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Just a handful of public schools will open their classrooms today, the Ministry of Education confirmed last night.
A spokeswoman said there would be a “staggered opening of schools for term two” – with no middle or senior schools opening as parents a...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Young people enrolled on a graduate trainee scheme are the “future leaders of Bermuda”, the labour minister has said.
Mr Hayward told those involved: "The Ministry of Labour launched the first graduate trainee pilot programme in February 2021, with 1...
DATE: Dec 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Covid-19 outbreaks have hit schools in the wake of a return to classes after the midterm break, the education minister has said.
Diallo Rabain said: “There have been some. They are private matters.
He added: “There have been a few – there have been v...
DATE: Nov 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly