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An art exhibition showcasing the work of primary school pupils explores the question “Is Bermuda Another World?”
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, joined schoolchildren from the public and private sectors to launch the ministry’s Primary Scho...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A string of Canadian universities is to run a virtual event designed to attract Bermudian youngsters to study in the country’s Atlantic provinces.
Eight universities will take part in the session and topics covered will include an overview of educat...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A last call went out today for people to put their best foot forward for a charity walk to raise funds for the fight against diabetes.
The Walk to ‘Defeet’ Diabetes, held every year, will be in a virtual format and participants were asked to walk, j...
DATE: Mar 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The St George’s Foundation has received a $10,000 boost to help it to restore forts in the East End and educate the public about the island’s history.
The Garden Club of Bermuda donated the funds — as well as two benches — as part of the club’s ongoi...
DATE: Mar 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of 14 teenaged schoolchildren have graduated from a seven-week course designed to prepare them for a life on the ocean.
The Springboard programme, run by sailing charity Endeavour with Bermuda College, was launched to equip youngsters aged 16...
DATE: Mar 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Chelsea Hill, RG Intern
A new care centre for young adults will be up and running later this year, the social development minister has promised.
Tinée Furbert said that the new centre would ensure that children under the care of the Department of Child and Family Services w...
DATE: Mar 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A computer coding scheme will be launched across the island as part of a new initiative by the Ministry of Education.
Lingo STEM Coding Kit lessons will be introduced at senior schools as part of an effort to improve STEM — science, technology, e...
DATE: Mar 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A private school hit out at classroom Covid-19 restrictions and branded them “conservative and contradictory”.
The board of Somersfield Academy in Devonshire said schools and families were “struggling” to cope with quarantine measures and appealed fo...
DATE: Mar 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A law to clear the criminal convictions of people caught with small amounts of cannabis has stalled because old documents often failed to quantify the amounts of drugs involved
DATE: Mar 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Education minister, Diallo Rabain, has denied that Government foot-dragging over deciding when eight primary schools will shut in a major shake-up has left parents in limbo.
Ministers first announced the radical reforms in December 2020, but work on ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
