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A student at Whitney Institute Middle School injured two others with “equipment from an art class” in a “recent incident”, according to Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education.
Ms Richards said yesterday: “Any incident such as this is taken ve...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A bid to get more women involved in the traditionally male shipping industry was launched yesterday.
Tammy Richardson-Augustus, director of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association in Bermuda, handed over a booklet designed to promo...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), in honour of its five decades of service to Bermuda this year, is expanding its community outreach throughout 2019. The BMA is partnering with a number of the island’s charities whose missions address five catego...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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Press Release
Bermuda’s gang violence reduction co-ordinator explained yesterday how he negotiated a $33,000 raise after he accepted the job for far less reward than he initially sought.
Leroy Bean said his $125,000 salary was “somewhat of a medium” for the stress...
DATE: Mar 07, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Parliamentarians who sit on a committee investigating how protesters came to be pepper sprayed by police in December 2016 have failed to explain why they have held all of their meetings in secret.
The Joint Select Committee has held 40 meetings, none...
DATE: Mar 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Champion debaters from overseas are to pass on the secrets of effective speaking to young Bermuda residents this summer.
The debate camp was the brainchild of Kenza Wilks, 20, who has used his own debating success to set up a British-based public spe...
DATE: Mar 06, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A social skills programme is proving successful at Elliot Primary School, according to national security minister Wayne Caines.
Fourteen boys have been participating in the Targeted Primary Prevention Programme, which aims to build self confidence, r...
DATE: Mar 06, 2019
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Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A pastor appointed to battle gang violence was signed up for $33,000 a year more than it was claimed he would be paid when his contract was extended, official documents have revealed.
Leroy Bean was given the post of gang violence reduction co-ordina...
DATE: Mar 06, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Extra cash from cost savings in the Department of Education have gone to finance special programmes, the Minister of Education said.
Diallo Rabain told the House of Assembly that there was no increase in the department’s $114 million budget, but it ...
DATE: Mar 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Women will learn how to turn dimes into dollars at a workshop tailored to female spending habits.
Angela Joell, an education and investment manager, said the session will equip people with the tools needed to make their money work, regardless of earn...
DATE: Mar 06, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
