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A Bermudian academic has broken new ground after she was elected Dean of Faculty at one of America’s most prestigious universities.
Born in New York and raised in Bermuda, Eve De Rosa will take up the post at Ivy League Cornell University in New York...
DATE: May 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Department of Education will run a series of online town hall meetings next week to teach parents about the coronavirus saliva test programme.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said the programme was designed to help control the spread of...
DATE: May 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda will move to phase 2 of its road map to normality from Sunday, the health minister said this evening.
Kim Wilson said Bermuda had achieved the targets set out by the Premier in his national address and therefore could reduce restrictions.
F...
DATE: May 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Public schools are expected to re-open next Monday – if public health targets allow.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the Education Emergency Measures Committee had met yesterday and the plan would be confirmed when David Burt, the Premier...
DATE: May 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda High School pupils will return to the classroom next week if the Government moves to Phase 2 of the gradual return to normal life on Sunday as planned.
The news of the Monday return came in a letter from Linda Parker, the head of school, to p...
DATE: May 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A steroid used to treat asthmatics may have protected them from infection by the coronavirus, a member of an health group said yesterday.
Tracy Nash, the director of education at asthma charity Open Airways, said that asthmatics were not as badly aff...
DATE: May 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A consultation period on the introduction of specialist signature schools was a success, the education ministry said yesterday.
A spokeswoman added officials were happy with the level of participation – but declined to say how many people had taken p...
DATE: May 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Schoolchildren could be back at their desks by next Monday, it was revealed yesterday.
Deryn Lavell, the head of school at Saltus Grammar, said in a letter to parents and guardians: “We are currently waiting for Government confirmation for a full ret...
DATE: May 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A report revealing the public’s views on a proposal to close nine primary schools, renovate nine others and build a new primary school in Devonshire will be released by the end of June, the Ministry of Education has promised.
Consultation on the Prop...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Students in higher education can apply for a $5,000 scholarship to help with their costs.
Devonshire Parish Council said its autumn scholarships were available to undergraduate and postgraduate students who had lived in the parish for at least five y...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
