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The coronavirus pandemic could be the catalyst for people to live healthier lifestyles, the chairwoman of the Bermuda Diabetes Association said yesterday.
Debbie Jones added that international experience appeared to show that people who were healthie...
DATE: May 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Families stuck at home during Covid-19 restrictions can still swim with the dolphins at tourist attractions in Bermuda and Hawaii on a virtual tour.
Last week Dolphin Quest started virtual encounters, which offer visits to its three locations over vi...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Pupils at public primary schools will be lent computers to help them learn during the Covid-19 crisis as part of a link-up between an education organisation and the business world.
The Bermuda Education Network contacted school principals and parent...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The Ministry of Education is advising parents and students to avoid a misleading and false advertisement that is circulating on social media and WhatsApp.
The advertisement claim is for an offer of free laptops for youth by the Government.
The messa...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Primary-school children from Warwick Academy have thanked frontline workers for their “superhero” efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic in a special video.
The banner on the video, posted on social media, said: “To all the brave men and woman on the f...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A Portuguese national who has lived in Bermuda for more than 20 years has lost a legal fight for naturalisation.
Marco Tavares asked the Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the Immigration Appeal Tribunal to deny him residency rights in Bermuda.
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DATE: May 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Assessing pupils has been the toughest challenge presented by remote learning, a public-school teacher said this week.
Ayesha Brown, at Paget Primary School, said: “For older students, online-created assessments are an option, but for five and six-y...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Public schools will reopen only once it is safe to do so, the education minister has assured parents.
Diallo Rabain said in a Facebook discussion on Saturday night that measures would be put in place to ensure safety in the classroom.
He said: “We wi...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Parents of public-school pupils predicted that schools would not reopen before the start of the summer break.
Debra James, the president of the Harrington Sound Primary School Parent Teacher Association, said that she doubted the Smith’s school woul...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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MPs paid their respects yesterday to “trailblazing” Stanley Lowe, a former Speaker of the House of Assembly, who died last month aged 82.
Many said the longest-serving MP in modern Bermudian history, known for his fairness as Speaker, had ordered the...
DATE: May 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell