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A jump in coronavirus cases has led to four extra students getting scholarships to study abroad.
The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club handed over $40,000 to education charity Knowledge Quest after the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix had to reduce its planned e...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A ceremony was held to recognise 15 recipients of scholarships aimed at helping young Bermudians to enter Bermuda’s workforce.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, addressed the awardees last Thursday on the grounds of the Cabinet Office.
The Dep...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A young Bermudian who was head boy at the world-famous Royal Ballet School in London has won a $15,000 scholarship.
Ravi Cannonier-Watson was given the award through the scholarship named after Hollywood superstar and former Bermuda resident Catherin...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A schoolgirl has scored top marks in an iGCSE exam – aged just 12.
Emily Sperryn-Jones, from Hamilton Parish, sat the exam in Dutch, designed to be taken by 16-year-olds, in May, a month after her birthday.
She learnt last Saturday that she had rec...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Government-run programme that gave Bermudian students internships ended last week with two careers guidance webinars.
The Department of Workforce Development’s summer employment programme put 75 students in summer placements across the Government, ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
University students got a cash boost from a bank to help them finish their studies.
Tierrai Tull and Isaiah Wales, two Bermudian students, were given $25,000 a year for the rest of their undergraduate degrees by Butterfield Bank.
They were among...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Young Bermudians headed to careers ranging from medicine to environmental policy have each received $25,000 towards their studies.
The trustees of the Nicholl Scholarships announced the winning five scholars for the 2021-22 school year, with awards g...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Belco has awarded $200,000 worth of scholarships to 14 young Bermudians so they can study for engineering qualifications.
Jawonday Smith, Tiara Derosa, Jamin Fubler and Hashim Webb, were awarded scholarships of up to $25,000 each to help them with th...
DATE: Aug 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An annual $5,000 medical scholarship in memory of a top eye doctor has gone to a Bermudian student looking to bring her skills back to the island after qualifying at a top Caribbean medical school.
Deja Tucker, 23, said the Bermuda International Inst...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers has stepped down after 22 years in the job at the request of the union.
Mike Charles confirmed that he was asked to quit and that he left the job in early June.
But he refused to discuss the rea...
DATE: Aug 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan