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Parents and guardians can now register to attend virtual open houses for preschools, primary schools and middle schools, the Department of Education has announced.
The events will take place via Zoom and attendees must sign up by midnight before the...
DATE: Jan 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The executive director for the Women’s Resource Centre, Tina Laws, said navigating Covid-19 has not been easy for anyone.
“But with the support of our valued donors, community partners and volunteers, we have been extremely grateful to have remained ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s Olympic hero Flora Duffy has been made a Dame in the New Year’s Honours.
Ms Duffy, OBE, who struck gold in Tokyo as she triumphed in the triathlon putting Bermuda on the world stage, was recognised as Dame Commander of the British Empire fo...
DATE: Jan 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Schools will open to in-class learning as planned on January 5 despite safety concerns expressed by the teachers’ union, the Ministry of Education confirmed tonight.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers said it is not safe for students and teachers to retur...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than $1.5 million has been paid out from a heritage fund over the past six years to help finance East End projects including infrastructure works and the upkeep of a historic church, figures showed.
The money was amassed from a levy on fuel impo...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Ministry of Education yesterday issued a reminder to parents and students to preregister for back-to-school Covid-19 testing.
Negative results must be submitted by January 5 to allow for in-school learning. Results for those testing privately are...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A pressure group locked in a battle to stop the planned closure of a primary school has launched a campaign to get supporters to e-mail the Minister of Education.
The “Send An E-Mail” campaign was launched by the West End Warriors for Legacy, a group...
DATE: Dec 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A woman who spearheaded her family’s near 50-year battle for justice over a land theft said she that hoped the struggle would be over before she died.
Barbara Brown, 90, the mother of the late MP Walton Brown, who paved the way for a Commission of In...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Leadership in innovation has been celebrated by the economic development department.
The department presented awards to three technology entrepreneurs.
It was followed by awards to school-aged winners of pitches from companies who wanted problems sol...
DATE: Dec 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The acting Premier last night defended the holding of a hospitality jobs fair attended by more than 100 people despite a jump in Covid-19 cases.
Diallo Rabain, also the Education Minister, said the jobs event was a SafeKey event and individuals witho...
DATE: Dec 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell