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A total of eight new cases of the coronavirus were identified over the weekend and all but one had no link to travel, the Minister of Health revealed last night.
Kim Wilson said the positive test results were among 2,044 that came back to health offi...
DATE: Nov 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Bermuda College will host a virtual conference on Saturday aimed at helping educators to better teach reading, especially to primary school students.
The conference, entitled “Reading Success for Every Child: Teaching Reading is Rocket Science”,...
DATE: Nov 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Children and staff at a total of three schools and a nursery have been told to quarantine out of an “abundance of caution” over the coronavirus, the Government said last night.
Primary two pupils and some teachers at St George’s Preparatory School w...
DATE: Nov 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Schools around the island celebrated World Children’s Day yesterday and raised money for a charity devoted to the welfare of families.
The youngsters wore blue to mark the UN’s drive to better the lives of children around the world – and helped rais...
DATE: Nov 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian university lecturer and social activist has been appointed to a ground-breaking position at one of the world’s most prestigious universities.
Ty-Ron Douglas is to join the University of California-Berkeley on January 1 as the school’s f...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
The Berkeley Institute has selected its head boy, head girl and their deputies.
Andreaz Glasgow, was selected as head boy and Daria Symonds as head girl.
Seth Hardtman and Zayne Sinclair are the deputy head boys and Gabrielle Romaine and Raina Defont...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A teenager who received a scholarship from a Rotary Club said that the help will extend to her family.
Téja Watson was awarded the Ted Crawford Scholarship in Mathematics and Information Technology.
The Hamilton Rotary Club made the award, which will...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Tinée Furbert, the new Minister of Social Development and Seniors, pledged to bring “change where it is needed the most” for the island’s youth and elderly.
Ms Furbert said the new Children’s Commission, pledged to replace the “outdated“ Child Care P...
DATE: Nov 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Charity leaders said a final funding push will help get them over the line to complete a life-changing centre for struggling parents and their children.
They praised the kindness of companies who had helped them to turn a former rest home into the Tr...
DATE: Nov 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Police Authority will bring greater emphasis on community policing, the national security minister said today.
Renée Ming said: “We are seeking to introduce a Police Authority which will comprise Government House, the Government, the police and lay...
DATE: Nov 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell