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October 2019 marks the month for the celebration of the Twin Holy Birthdays of the Twin Founders of the Baha’i Faith but this year holds special significance as the Baha’is will observe the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab who was born in 1819. I...
DATE: Oct 29, 2019
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Mother Nature was at the top of her game this past Saturday providing perfect weather for the Second Annual “Pink Links Fore the Cure” Charity Golf Tournament hosted by Newstead Belmont Hills Golf Resort & Spa, in partnership with the LPGA-AGA Bermud...
DATE: Oct 29, 2019
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Bermuda College recently celebrated the induction of ten students into the Beta Chi Upsilon (BCU) chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. Anne Boykin-Smith, Anna Chan, Brianna Correia, Ania Gilbert, Chervonne Hodsoll, Victoria Lindsay, Naquaysha Matthews, Sofhi...
DATE: Oct 29, 2019
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Star violinist Leslie Tucker will continue to chase his music dream after he was awarded a $2,000 scholarship.
The 20-year-old musician won the 2019 Bermuda Philharmonic Scholarship for “outstanding skill, achievement and obvious passion”.
Leslie, wh...
DATE: Oct 28, 2019
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The education minister warned tonight that there would have to be “an uncomfortable and necesssary conversation” about the “repurposing and realigning” of the island’s primary school system.
Diallo Rabain said that talks would have to be held alongsi...
DATE: Oct 28, 2019
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
In 1999, the local chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. created the Children’s Reading Festival (CRF) whose purpose was to encourage parents to foster a love of reading in their children at a young age. 20 years later, the festival has become ...
DATE: Oct 28, 2019
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Bermuda College is notifying the general public about a phishing email in circulation, referencing a price inquiry, and requesting recipients to provide information to the College. The College’s IT Department has said the fraudulent email is one that...
DATE: Oct 28, 2019
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Boys and girls at a nursery school showed off the spirit of Hallowe’en yesterday.
Colby Medeiros, a teacher at Kiddie Academy, on Laffan Street in Pembroke, said that about 40 boys and girls got dressed up for the day.
Costumes include superheroes,...
DATE: Oct 26, 2019
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The Bermuda Government does not believe there is a “gap in the law” that allows adults in positions of trust or authority to sexually exploit children aged over 16.
Christine DaCosta, who was targeted by a teacher at Mount Saint Agnes Academy when sh...
DATE: Oct 25, 2019
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History teacher Robert DiGiacomo forcibly kissed a 17-year-old schoolgirl on the night of her graduation from Mount Saint Agnes Academy and later went to her home with a gift of jewellery.
The woman, referred to as Ms X to protect her identity, told ...
DATE: Oct 25, 2019
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