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Government said that Northlands Primary School will be open today, despite concerns of a Covid-19 contamination at the facility.
The Ministry of Health’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit identified a potential exposure this morning, but ruled that ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two veterans of the civil service who died this month were yesterday honoured by the Bermuda Public Services Union.
Joseph Christopher, 77, was a former Commissioner of Education and education historian, and Kenneth Richardson, a former Cabinet Secre...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Pembroke students were yesterday warned “not to wait until the last minute” to apply for the Parish Council’s annual scholarship and grants for study at Bermuda College.
The PPC is now accepting applications, which are limited to high school leavers ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dellwood Middle School will open today following a risk assessment after a potential Covid-19 exposure, the Ministry of Education said tonight.
In a statement at 10.19pm last night, the Minister of Education, Diallo Rabain, said: “The Ministry of Edu...
DATE: Mar 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Members of the public can gain an understanding of how “21st century learning” is being designed for public school students at a series of pop-up events starting today.
The Ministry of Education has scheduled three events - today, Wednesday and Frida...
DATE: Mar 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Middle school pupils have been given a crash course on what to expect in the next step of their education.
Dave Horan, the Head of Warwick Academy, spoke with pupils with the Bermuda Centre for Creative Learning over Zoom last Wednesday about what th...
DATE: Mar 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Tributes have been paid by the island’s teaching union to Dr Joseph Christopher, a former Commissioner of Education, who died earlier this week.
In a statement, the Bermuda Union of Teachers described Dr Christopher as a “man of immense intellectual ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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An exhibition designed to highlight the horrors of the Holocaust is to open tomorrow.
The event was timed for the run-up to Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Shoah: Understanding the Holocaust Through Art & Artifacts, organised by the Jewish Community o...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Timeline: 25 years of reforming public education
1996: Education Act passes and middle schools are introduced by the United Bermuda Party government.
December 1998: The Progressive Labour Party wins power.
May 2007: The Hopkins R...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The vast majority of the $9 million budget reduction for the Ministry of Education was achieved through the defunding of posts and government austerity measures, the House of Assembly was told yesterday.
The overall budget for the Ministry of Educati...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan