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A study has found a drop in drug use among the island’s schoolchildren, the Attorney-General has revealed.
Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate on Wednesday that a survey of public, private and home-schooled pupils conducted by the Department of Nation...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Visitors will enjoy Bermuda’s waters this month as the island hosts a series of sailing and fishing events starting today.
The inaugural three-day Spirit of Bermuda Rally and Festival of Sail is scheduled to begin with the arrival of four US yachts t...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A law to protect the young from grooming for sex by people in positions of power was backed yesterday by the Senate.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said the Criminal Code Amendment Act would create a new crimi...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
On July 15, the U.S. Consulate General will resume visa services for students attending schools in the United States. Students who have a valid I-20 Form, paid the SEVIS fee, and wish to apply for a F, M, or J visa should visit our website and follo...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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Press Release
Two friends and eyesight healthcare students are the first winners of scholarships set up in memory of an eye surgeon who died last year.
Katrina Hassell, 25, and 26-year-old Trae Trott have been awarded $5,000 Leonard Teye-Botchway awards to help fu...
DATE: Jul 08, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A child with special needs was overlooked because of “maladministration” in the Department of Education, a report by the Ombudsman has ruled.
Victoria Pearman said improvements were needed to prevent children from education harm in her 2019 report on...
DATE: Jul 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The education minister was revealed last night as the interim national security minister after Wayne Caines was forced to quit the role.
David Burt, the Premier, announced Diallo Rabain as the stopgap appointment on Twitter, the social-media site.
H...
DATE: Jul 08, 2020
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Politics
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A charity committed to childhood education managed to help a majority of pupils with their studies throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Reading Clinic tutored 75 of the 88 pupils they had at the start of the year, despite restrictions brought on by ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2020
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Changes to the social studies curriculum in public schools were designed to make sure it was “grounded in a Bermudian context”, the education minister told the House of Assembly.
Diallo Rabain highlighted work to focus on black history in schools. “I...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Students from the Berkeley Institute and CedarBridge Academy have been selected to receive awards for study at Bermuda College.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Sigma Xi Omega Chapter chose Roneeyah Jones, a graduating Berkeley student, for...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan