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When police officer Corville Hylton first heard about Bermuda Toastmasters he imagined it might be some kind of drinking club and hesitated about joining.
But after getting his friend to explain exactly what the club does in helping people to develo...
DATE: Jan 08, 2014
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When retired dentist and politician Dr Clarence Terceira released his biography, ‘Tessi’s Highway’, he worried that he might have had too many copies to sell. To his amazement copies flew off the shelves at Christmas leaving only a handful for sale i...
DATE: Jan 08, 2014
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
Public speaking is one of those activities that can get a person’s palms sweaty at just the mention of the words.
With practice it’s said to get easier, but if you have a big meeting or job interview coming up here are a few things you can do to mak...
DATE: Jan 08, 2014
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Alisha Gabriel is used to working in a state-of-the-art hospital, but this March she will be trading in all her modern tools, and comforts, to spend a week helping children in disadvantaged parts of Honduras.
The Bermudian medical student will be pa...
DATE: Jan 07, 2014
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Recently, a group of students from year 10 from The Bermuda High School visited Westmeath as part of PartnerRe’s ‘Dollars for Hours’ initiative.
We went to talk to some of the residents about their lives and gather information that we could then tra...
DATE: Dec 27, 2013
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Young Observer
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Primary School Girls
Saltus Grammar School defeated Elliott Primary School 2-1 in a repeat of last year’s Primary School Girls’ final. Saltus took a first half lead through Emily Hartiwg. Jaden Masters equalised for Elliot before Morgan Rossiter scor...
DATE: Dec 19, 2013
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Young Observer
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Mount Saint Agnes Academy’s Career Day 2013 was a resounding success with more than 70 presenters representing more than 40 careers attending on 27 November, 2013. One third of the presenters were alumni of the school, demonstrating to students the v...
DATE: Dec 19, 2013
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Young Observer
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The Bermuda High School for Girls held its Annual Winter Concert in a packed Queen Elizabeth Hall, featuring a host of solo, ensemble and orchestral performers drawn from almost every year group at the school between Primary Four and the Senior Years...
DATE: Dec 19, 2013
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Young Observer
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Does having prior knowledge about a particular subject help to engage learners in an activity, increase their chances of retaining information and make connections to future learning?
Research suggests that this is likely to occur. At a recent field...
DATE: Dec 19, 2013
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Young Observer
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Kim Wilson first suspected something was up when her son Kent started learning to read.
He would sound a word out with her assistance, but not recognise the same word if it appeared in the next sentence. It was puzzling as Kent was very bright.
“He ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy