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A report on the introduction of a minimum wage for Bermuda will be tabled today in the House of Assembly.
David Burt, the Premier, will discuss the launch of the electronic Covid-19 Safe Key scheme.
Mr Burt will detail the pilot programme to allow pe...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Students should use the confidence they have gained through academic success to help them navigate “a world in crisis”, an entrepreneur told this year’s Bermuda College graduation ceremony.
Jamel Hardtman, the producer and cohost of The Daily Hour ...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An antiracism charity today called for more consideration and consultation on racial matters after controversy broke out over a bank’s bursary programme designed to help Black children attend private schools.
A spokeswoman for Citizens Uprooting Raci...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Less than a third of parents of public school pupils have given consent for their children to be involved in a system-wide Covid-19 screening programme, the education minister revealed yesterday.
Diallo Rabain said his ministry had extended the last ...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The first ten “signature” courses to be introduced in public schools have been identified, the education minister said yesterday.
Some of the specialisms will be introduced at CedarBridge Academy and the Berkeley Institute, the inaugural signature sc...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Public schoolchildren in need of financial assistance will be offered scholarships for an art education summer camp, the Bermuda National Gallery has announced.
The BNG, with the help of the Centennial Bermuda Foundation, will offer 35 bursaries to a...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A bank came under fire for the perpetuation of racist mechanisms yesterday after it offered several private school bursaries for Black pupils.
Social Justice Bermuda said that it supported the principle of investment in education for Black Bermudian...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s vaccination certificates were not designed for use on the island, but were issued for “foreign travel, education, or medical treatment”, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.
A ministry spokeswoman added there was no on-island use for the ...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former teacher who runs an educational toys business has teamed up with a charity for the disabled to promote nature-based learning.
BrightIsle, an online store, is now selling the Sunflower Project Package, with proceeds being donated to support ...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A bank has donated $125,000 to charities struggling to survive over the coronavirus pandemic.
Clarien Bank has also pledged a further $25,000 a year to fund private school scholarships for Black pupils.
A total of nine charities were given windfalls ...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan