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A pressure group is calling on the Ministry of Health to backtrack on what it considers to be excessive and unfair Covid-19 regulations being enforced on children.
The Government reintroduced Phase 1 Covid-19 regulations this week meaning childr...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A high rate of coronavirus infections among primary school pupils has sparked a warning that school closures were “imminent” and classroom closures “likely” as tougher Phase 1 Covid-19 regulations were implemented.
Education officials said the increa...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A retired principal of a private school backed the Government’s plans to shake up the public education system – but said the scheme had to be supported by good resources and teacher training.
Sue Moench, who retired from Mount St Agnes Academy, a Cat...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A charity dedicated to the protection of children appealed for better education on sex and consent to help prevent abuse.
Debi Ray-Rivers, the founder and executive director of Scars, said parents and caregivers had to push past their discomfort and ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A children’s rights campaigner yesterday welcomed a recruitment drive for litigation guardians for children and young people who appear in court.
Tiffanne Thomas, a social worker who worked as a litigation guardian in a string of cases from 2014, sai...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Berkeley Institute and CedarBridge Academy pupils will return to their classrooms on Monday, the Ministry of Education confirmed yesterday.
The news that the schools would open their doors to pupils on Monday came two weeks after the start of the ne...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
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