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Somersfield Academy senior department students today moved to remote learning due to the Island-wide surge in Covid-19 cases.
Somersfield principal Carlos Symonds said in a message to parents and students over the weekend that the increase in cases ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
A family story of how EF Gordon, a civil rights hero and doctor, saved the life of five-year-old Mansfield “Jim” Brock inspired Mr Brock’s son to study medicine.
The 83-year-old story came full circle when last month Malcolm Brock was appointed the E...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The closure of almost half of Bermuda’s 18 primary schools was yesterday proposed as part of a plan to change the education system.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the Government wanted to slash the number of primary schools from 18 to te...
DATE: Dec 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A possible exposure to the coronavirus has been linked to The Berkeley Institute, the Government said today.
Close contacts are being contacted by health officials and will be told to quarantine.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said: “The Chief M...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda's 18 primary schools were gifted more than $62,000 worth of supplies this week.
School principals, staff members and pupils united to thank Support Public Schools for the donations.
The SPS team delivered supplies including cleaning products,...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Private schools have vowed to remain open for as long as possible, despite the recent surge in Covid-19 cases on the island.
All public schools were shut down by Government yesterday.
But, following consultation between private school head teachers, ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
It would be “almost suicidal” for the Government to collect less land tax from the public after the financial hit it has incurred as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Michelle Simmons, Vice President of the Senate, said reductions in rental prices ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Public schools are to close their classrooms and move to remote learning for the rest of the term as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was revealed yesterday.
The announcement came after 24 more cases of the coronavirus were recorded – which brou...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Pupils and staff at CedarBridge Academy were told to quarantine for two weeks after a possible exposure to Covid-19.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, instructed that the stay-at-home order was in pl...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two schools in Devonshire forged a tighter bond by sharing the gift of reading yesterday.
Somersfield Academy donated a book token to the nearby Elliot Primary School library after it held its annual Read-a-Thon from November 2 to 20.
The Devonshire ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
