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A veteran teacher who sued the Government after she was passed over for the role of Commissioner of Education will have to pay half of the Government’s legal costs.
Gina Tucker argued in court that she was not given a fair chance at the job, which wa...
DATE: Sep 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman who broke off contact with her family after they refused to accept her sexuality said gay rights groups had filled the gap.
Karla Raphael, 59, said she missed her parents’ 60th wedding anniversary and did not attend family birthdays or celeb...
DATE: Aug 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Young people have discussed social problems such as poverty and racism as part of a leadership programme.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said: “The presentation offered attendees the opportunity to hear our youth expr...
DATE: Aug 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A group of environmental science students have had their hard work rewarded with scholarships from the Bermuda Zoological Society.
Caroline Alexander, Isabella Murdoch and Treiana Zuill were presented with Steinhoff scholarships and Freyja Kermode re...
DATE: Aug 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new online teacher coaching programme has signed up 50 instructors in the space of a few weeks.
The programme – EduCoach: The Personal Trainer for Teachers – was designed for parents and anyone who wants to improve their instructional techniques ...
DATE: Aug 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Proposals for massive five-figure fines and up to two years behind bars for people caught with illegal plants and animals have been slammed as excessive.
One user wrote on Government forums: “Whilst a fine is plausible, the amount is unjust. Also imp...
DATE: Aug 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group set up to fight the closure of West End Primary School has claimed it was snubbed by the Government.
The West End Warriors for Legacy said presented a petition with 315 signatures against the plan to shut the school as part of an education s...
DATE: Aug 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Young people on the Future Leaders programme have backed the scheme as this year’s group was inducted.
Siniah Lambe, one of the group and from CedarBridge Academy, said: “Unlike school, Future Leaders Bermuda allows you to be way more open about how ...
DATE: Aug 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A single mother yesterday said she was “shocked and disappointed” after she found that her child could not be enrolled in a new Government-run preschool programme because of a policy change.
The mother said she applied in June for a place on the Brig...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda College will use remote learning for the first week of the new term because of the threat of industrial action and problems scheduling coronavirus tests.
Face-to-face teaching, scheduled to start next Monday for the first time since the pande...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor