18166 results returned for search: "education AND " category "News"
Education leaders accused of “constant threats and bullying” say a mediation offer was turned down by teachers
DATE: Feb 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Training programmes for learner motorbike riders are to be revamped in an effort to cut the number of accidents on the roads.
But Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, warned that “a cultural change” in attitudes to road safety was needed — and ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Prison inmates will get the gift of literature from a new charity drive.
The fundraising scheme was organised by a diverse group of volunteers called the Personal Empowerment Circle, who pitched in four years ago to help to improve the lives of peopl...
DATE: Feb 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A pressure group has said the education of pupils of all ages was hampered by mask wearing in class after the Government said primary schoolchildren in the first three years did not have to wear them for lessons.
Us For Them Bermuda, set up after th...
DATE: Feb 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
School enrolment dropped to an all-time low in 2020, statisticians have revealed.
The low pupil numbers, which sat at 8,916 pupils two years ago, the latest figures available, has dropped 1 per cent almost every year between 2011 and 2020.
A Departm...
DATE: Feb 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Almost 50 families in need have been hooked up to the internet for a year to help with remote learning in schools.
The scheme was organised with support from the Centennial Bermuda Foundation and TeleBermuda International’s Bluewave internet service ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A man who broke into a teenager’s bedroom and raped her is to be released from prison on Monday, the Ministry of Legal Affairs confirmed yesterday.
TeWolde Mathin Selassie, 44, was sentenced to 25 years for the 2005 assault on a 15-year-old girl.
Kat...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Younger schoolchildren will no longer have to wear masks in classes from Monday
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Adults should teach teenagers how to spot warning signs of an abusive relationship, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors said yesterday.
Tinée Furbert told the House of Assembly that action now could prevent domestic violence in the future....
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Warwick Academy pupils brought smiles to the faces of morning commuters yesterday as they marked Random Acts of Kindness Day.
About 30 primary and secondary level pupils took part in the event, also recognised in the US, by making inspirational post...
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
