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Bermuda College today welcomed students for the new school year.
Staff and students celebrated the new academic session at the annual Convocation ceremony.
College president Duranda Greene said the focus of the new academic year remained “students ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Dellwood Middle School will remain closed but all other schools will be open when the new term begins on September 11.
Education minister Diallo Rabain and Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, Minister of Public Works, provided an update on Bermuda’s scho...
DATE: Aug 31, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Students at Saltus Grammar School have achieved a 100 per cent pass rate in GCSE and (i) GCSE exams.
Of the 61 S11 students who took five or more exams, 100 per cent achieved at least five A* to C (i) GCSE passes and 39 per cent of all exams taken we...
DATE: Aug 31, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A campaign to provide families with school uniforms urged members of the public yesterday to dig deep and donate as the start of the new school year approaches.
Gina Spence’s Back to School drive has been running for 15 years and has helped hundreds ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Three students have been presented with bursary awards of $1,500 each from Sandys Parish Council.
Aiyetoro Hinds will be pursuing postgraduate studies in international law and business at the University of Bristol, Ta’jame Branch will study for a bac...
DATE: Aug 28, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Two university students have been awarded $5,000 by the Hamilton Parish Council scholarship committee.
The awards went to Candice Albouy, who is pursuing a degree in social work at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, and Andeasha Busby, who is stud...
DATE: Aug 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Union of Teachers is due to hold a general members’ meeting to discuss whether teachers will work to rule at the start of the school term over unresolved matters.
The union voted to work to rule in June, claiming the Public Service Negoti...
DATE: Aug 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Four young people have won praise for their performance as interns at the Department of Planning.
Jessica Tannock, Onè Hart, Antonio Bailey and Meredith Gillespie have been involved in research and writing reports about planning under the supervision...
DATE: Aug 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Three students in need of financial assistance have received bursaries from the Continental Society of Bermuda.
Markia Peterson-Williamson, Nia Dailey and M’Dory Woods have won awards of $4,000, $1,500 and $1,000 respectively.
Organisers said extra f...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A total of 14 students have won scholarships from the Department of Workforce Development.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development, presented the awards at a recent ceremony.
Mr Rabain told the winners: “Our ministry unders...
DATE: Aug 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan