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Bermuda College graduates were today encouraged to embark on a “journey to purpose” and inspire future generations to be great.
Dejaneé Hill-Edwards, a guest speaker at the college’s Winter Commencement ceremony and an underwriting assistant at reins...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Covid-19 restrictions for schoolchildren were branded as excessive and heavy-handed yesterday.
Parents of public and private school pupils said that classroom quarantines, masks in schools and the ten-day test rule after travel should all be relaxed....
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The education minister has backed decisions made in his absence after schools returned on a staggered basis after teachers had to wait for coronavirus test results.
Diallo Rabain apologised to parents for the late notice that classrooms would not ope...
DATE: Jan 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Public primary schools were given $25,000 worth of school supplies yesterday.
Support Public Schools, set up to buy and deliver school supplies for government primary schools, delivered half of its $50,000 worth of equipment to schools in the central...
DATE: Jan 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda College will celebrate 24 new graduates at its second annual Winter Commencement tomorrow.
Duranda Greene, the college president, said half of the graduates had achieved GPAs above 3.0, which meant they would graduate with merit or distinctio...
DATE: Jan 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A major crowdfunding website has rejected a bid by campaigners opposed to the Government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme to use it to raise cash.
The Bermuda Freedom Alliance linked up with the GoFundMe platform last year to raise cash to record int...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A clarion call for the last chance to sign up for an adventure-filled career with the Royal Bermuda Regiment was issued today.
Major Duncan Simons, the RBR’s Career Management Officer, said there was still time for people to grab a spot to train for ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Children dressed up as their “dream” professions on a day to honour Martin Luther King Jr.
St David’s Primary School pupils were encouraged to reach for their goals in a special assembly on Friday.
Gladstone Thompson, the principal, said the dressing...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Opposition leader called on the Premier to “get focused” after a string of incidents that he said left residents feeling hopeless.
Cole Simons insisted that his One Bermuda Alliance would help to provide the island with first-rate leadership.
Amo...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bans and restrictions on new work permits in certain categories have been extended to the end of July, the Government announced today.
The Ministry of Labour said that debt collectors, telephone switchboard operators, pool and beach attendants, deckh...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter