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The tall ship Pelican of London arrived in Bermuda on Wednesday morning after 28 days at sea.
However, the crew of 44 must remain on board until they receive negative results from the Covid-19 tests they were required to take on arrival.
Captain of...
DATE: Feb 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, has rejected calls to abolish “coerced” collective worship in schools.
Mr Rabain said he supported legislation which dictates that schools “shall begin with collective worship on the part of all pupils in at...
DATE: Feb 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Student numbers at The Bermuda College have more than doubled in the last five years according to the Ministry of Education.
And, the ministry said, the numbers are up in part because of wider access to Government funding in the form of scholarshi...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An overseas company asked to redesign Bermuda’s public school system will be paid more than $2 million, it has been revealed.
A notice published in the Official Gazette on Monday said that Innovation Unit Australia New Zealand would get $2.1 million ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A cut in the number of public primary schools from three to two in Pembroke would still mean enough space for all the parish’s pupils, a virtual meeting on changes to the education system heard last night.
Kalmar Richards, the education commissioner,...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Six pupils at an international school have been appointed acting prefects.
Azari Kelly, Matthew Mitchell, Zyrah Trott, Matthew Forrester, Keziah Smith and Jordan Smith all study at the Chatmore British International school in Smith’s.
The six, aged b...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A focus on teachers should be at the forefront in a shake-up of public schools, the Shadow Minister of Education has said.
Ben Smith, a One Bermuda Alliance senator, claimed that “for far too long” the people on the front line of education had been d...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Warwick woman who admitted unlawfully assaulting two schoolchildren was handed a conditional discharge in Magistrates’ Court.
Michelle Burrows Robinson, 48, of Somers Lane in Warwick, pleaded guilty last week to two counts of unlawful assault datin...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bullying will not be “allowed or tolerated” in Bermuda public education, Diallo Rabain has said.
The education minister highlighted alleged harassment of students on the basis of religion.
Mr Rabain was responding to a February 1 statement by the act...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A group of teenagers made up parcels of gifts so that seniors would be treated for Valentine’s Day.
The “love boxes” were put together by members of the Teen Advisory Board at the Bermuda National Library’s Youth Services branch.
Marla Smith, a yout...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter