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Four schools have received cash donations thanks to the fundraising efforts of amateur athletes.
Twenty teams recently took part in the Off Level Games – an adult sports day consisting of fun events such as dodgeball, sumo wrestling, volleyball and e...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Bermudian-born woman who served in the US Navy during the 1950s and founded a charity for troubled youth in California became “a pillar of strength” in her Los Angeles community.
Gwendolyn Smith Bolden, daughter of Charles Smith and Dorothy Wheeler...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Awards were bestowed on five of Bermuda’s best in the King’s New Year’s Honours List announced yesterday.
Sheelagh Cooper, a tireless advocate for Bermuda’s children and vulnerable families, has been appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order o...
DATE: Dec 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A science and sailing teaching programme is celebrating a successful year helping to train teachers and educate students.
Endeavour, a legacy charity of the 2017 America’s Cup in Bermuda, has partnered since 2015 with the Ministry of Education an...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Adding an extra level of oversight for Bermuda’s schools should be dropped in favour of empowering principals to meet schools’ needs head-on, according to a former Chief Education Officer.
Dean Furbert, a former head of Francis Patton Primary School,...
DATE: Dec 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Job categories off-limits to work permit holders have been changed – with a moratorium extended by five months from the beginning of next year until the end of May 2023.
“General bartenders” have been moved from the list of restricted jobs to the “cl...
DATE: Dec 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Young men who were part of a programme to boost their skills and opportunities found greater stability compared to a year earlier, a charity reported.
Transitional Community Services highlighted that its members went “from struggle to strength” a...
DATE: Dec 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman who lost her job and home during the Covid-19 pandemic refuses to be downhearted
DATE: Dec 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A future where everyone’s basic needs are met are just some of the things Bermuda’s charities have on their Christmas wish lists
DATE: Dec 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two veteran civil servants have been promoted to the position of director in different ministries.
Kimberly Charryse Bean has been named the new director of the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation, while Nea Talbot has been appointed the new di...
DATE: Dec 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
