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Organisers of a back-to-school campaign designed to help families in need, yesterday made a last ditch bid for public support.
Gina Spence, the activist behind the Each One Reach One campaign, said yesterday that it would be “very easy to fall behind...
DATE: Aug 28, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
A woman free diver has set a new record for Bermuda and South Africa, and raised thousands of dollars for marine education and research.
Beth Neale reached a depth of 164 feet (50 metres) at the weekend, more than twice the length of a tennis court, ...
DATE: Aug 28, 2019
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Sarah Lagan
A pilot programme designed to introduce more Bermudians to a career in construction will be launched next month.
The training programme will offer academic tuition and work experience for students to prepare them to become top-grade masons within fiv...
DATE: Aug 27, 2019
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Education
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Fiona McWhirter
A globe-trotting former government minister said yesterday that Bermudians should travel off the beaten track to broaden their horizons.
Now Terry Lister, who quit politics five years ago, is to share his personal odyssey in a book called Immersed in...
DATE: Aug 27, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda College has adopted a new flag and brand as part of its Vision 2023 Strategic Plan.
The college has unveiled a new turquoise and white logo intended to symbolise the various paths that bring students to the institution and reflect its strateg...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A “phenomenal” project on the arrival of slaves in America has sparked a call to boost discussion about history in Bermuda.
Cheryl Packwood, the former director of the Government’s Washington DC office, said that further embracing the island’s past w...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Two young men will travel overseas to complete their training in power engineering.
Hezekiah Rampersad and Marcal Wilkinson will attend Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ontario, Canada, to become licensed by the Technical Standards ...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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Financial literacy should be a basic skill in life, so that people feel they can understand and manage their day to day finances. That’s the message that will be delivered in a series of 4 public courses taking place next month in a special partnersh...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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Air samples from an area of an East End school, where floor tiles suspected to be contaminated with asbestos were removed, were yesterday sent to an overseas lab for analysis, an education ministry spokeswoman has revealed.
The spokeswoman said the ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2019
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The Bank of Bermuda Foundation has handed out more than $950,000 in scholarships to 20 students.
The foundation said it selected the winners based on financial need, academic achievement, diversity and equity.
Tom Conyers, the chairman of the Foundat...
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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News Staff