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Kathy Simmons, the Attorney-General, plans to meet with citizens concerned over the sentencing of sex offenders next week, after a group held a gathering outside the House of Assembly today.
She assured the public that children’s well being was of “p...
DATE: Mar 01, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
Radio host Nikita Robinson is inviting members of the public to read at a nursery, preschool or primary school to help celebrate World Book Day 2019.
Ms Robinson, of Hott 107.5’s show The Ladies Room, said that World Book Day is her favourite day of...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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Sarah Lagan
A newly formed organisation, Elevating Hope is investing in the education of girls in Sierra Leone. The goal is to support Hope Academy for Girls located in a rural area of this West African country.
Elevating Hope is a registered charity in Bermud...
DATE: Feb 27, 2019
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A host of racial reparations have been proposed by the group Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, which has issued its 2019 racial justice platform.
The group called for the Bermuda Government to join the reparations commission of Caricom, to “seek ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
A no-confidence vote in the senior managers of public schools was dismissed yesterday by the Minister of Education.
Diallo Rabain backed Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education, and Valerie Robinson-James, the permanent secretary at the minist...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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Education
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Funding for an Autism Spectrum Disorder programme for preschoolers has been championed by a charity leader.
Minister of Finance Curtis Dickinson announced on Friday that $327,000 would be set aside to develop the programme in 2019-20.
Anthony Peets, ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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More than $1 million was given to education-related non-profits last year, the Bank of Bermuda Foundation announced.
The philanthropic organisation said that the $1.1 million for education was part of about $2.7 million in total grants to 60 local n...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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Ryan Robinson Perinchief has become the first Bermudian to be nominated for the Commonwealth Youth Awards for development work in the community.
Mr Perinchief, who runs the Future Leaders Bermuda programme for Bermuda’s youth, is one of four regional...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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Sarah Lagan
More adults can learn how to help prevent child sexual abuse in Bermuda thanks to a five-figure donation to charity.
Saving Children And Revealing Secrets received $10,000 from the Argo Foundation after representatives explained the value of its work...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
The business world was spared big tax hikes as the Minister of Finance delivered his first Budget yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson said that the anticipated revenues for the next financial year were about $1.118 billion — $28.6 million or 2.6 per cent hig...
DATE: Feb 23, 2019
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Budget
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