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Government Minister Tinée Furbert yesterday said she supported the “celebrations of Bermuda Pride, where there are celebrations of freedoms to be accepted for who you are”.
The Minister of Social Development and Seniors said the Bermuda Pride organis...
DATE: Jun 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Berkeley Institute’s 139 students of the graduating class of 2021 celebrated their commencement yesterday in the wake of a gruelling and “unprecedented” pandemic year.
Keisha Douglas, the school principal, welcomed parents, faculty and students t...
DATE: Jun 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A proposed change in the law allowing the Minister of Education to hand pick the deputy chairman of the Board of Education represents a “concentration of power” the One Bermuda Alliance claims.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, tabled the Educ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Government avoids being held accountable for school performance if it continues to keep academic grades “top secret”, a former top civil servant told education reformers this week.
Mansfield Brock, CBE, a former Permanent Secretary of Education and ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An international children’s charity has donated hampers to 22 families in need.
The families, about 97 people altogether, received cleaning products, masks and gift cards from grocery stores and pharmacies from the Continental Society of Bermuda.
Tra...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Saltus Class of 2021 started a new chapter in their lives last week after they celebrated their high school graduation.
The 44 youngsters met at the school’s Pembroke campus on Thursday for a ceremony joined by school staff and their family membe...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The deadline for young people to sign up for a volunteer programme at the Government’s Covid-19 testing laboratory is fast approaching, a spokeswoman said today.
The Molecular Diagnostics Lab will accept applications for its Summer Student Volunteer ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The “Living Classroom” on Trunk Island has benefited from a $10,000 donation by the Garden Club of Bermuda.
The Bermuda Zoological Society runs the living classroom project on the Hamilton Parish island with the aim of educating tomorrow’s environme...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Campaigners against the closure of a primary school said they would fight to the end to prevent the historic institution as they staged a car rally on the weekend.
About 100 people gathered at the field at West End Primary School in Sandys, many wear...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A raft of government summer programmes have been put in place to help students make up for lost school hours owing to classroom disruption caused by Covid-19.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, outlined the opportunities during Friday’s House...
DATE: Jun 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan