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A charity appealed to the public yesterday to join a campaign to safeguard children from sex predators in the wake of controversial comments by a defence lawyer.
The Coalition for the Protection of Children launched its social-media drive after barri...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An antiracism group has updated its racial justice platform.
The document from Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda said the country should make changes to become “a more equitable and just society” alongside the organisation’s economic and legislati...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
In its ongoing support of students and families with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and those who work with these students on a daily basis to support and educate children and teenagers with ASD, Bermuda Autism Support & Education (BASE) are pleased to an...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Press Release
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) partnered with the Department of Education (DOE) to launch the “BZS Virtual GASS Programme”. Using ZOOM lessons, the BZS educators were able to provide free, high-quality educat...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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Other
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Press Release
Middle school pupils will grow and sell vegetables as part of a new indoor farming project.
Sandys Secondary Middle School has introduced an aquaponics programme — a combination of fish and plant production using aquaculture and hydroponics — to its ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s non-profit organisations including sporting clubs and associations have been quick to take up an opportunity to boost their marketing during the slowdown of COVID-19; thanks to a scholarship offered by Cummings V Zuill Leadership Award Trus...
DATE: Jul 13, 2020
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Other
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Press Release
National Museum of Bermuda (NMB) will be hosting the second lecture in its four-part series Bermuda and the Atlantic World via Zoom on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 5pm AT. The series, which is guided by NMB’s Education Strategy, reframes Bermuda histo...
DATE: Jul 13, 2020
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Other
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Press Release
A study has found a drop in drug use among the island’s schoolchildren, the Attorney-General has revealed.
Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate on Wednesday that a survey of public, private and home-schooled pupils conducted by the Department of Nation...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visitors will enjoy Bermuda’s waters this month as the island hosts a series of sailing and fishing events starting today.
The inaugural three-day Spirit of Bermuda Rally and Festival of Sail is scheduled to begin with the arrival of four US yachts t...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A law to protect the young from grooming for sex by people in positions of power was backed yesterday by the Senate.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said the Criminal Code Amendment Act would create a new crimi...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes