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Three new schemes to develop young talent will be investments in the future of Bermuda, the Premier said yesterday.
David Burt announced the programmes, to benefit ten young people at a cost of about $70,000, in line with a Throne Speech pledge last ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Opportunities in Bermuda will be promoted to global business leaders in Europe next week.
David Burt, the Premier, will lead a team of three to Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.
He said he was the only head of a...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new aquaponics plant has been built at Bermuda College to teach students how to live a more sustainable life.
The solar-powered system, which combines growing plants in water and the breeding of fish in tanks, was built by part-time students from t...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Primary school pupils took part in an annual march to celebrate the life of US civil rights leader the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr yesterday.
A Bermuda civil rights hero was also on hand to speak to schoolchildren about her role in a pivotal event...
DATE: Jan 16, 2019
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Other
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A social-media expert is to discuss cyberbullying and inappropriate online behaviour at a talk tonight.
Deana Puccio, a former criminal prosecutor in New York, will make a presentation at Bermuda High School tonight from 7pm to 8.30pm.
She is the cof...
DATE: Jan 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Bermudian film-maker hopes her documentary will spark a thorough discussion on marijuana.
Juanee Scott said: “It’s definitely, I believe, a conversation that needs to be had.”
She added: “My hope is that this is the first of many in a series.”
M...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Barriers to the success of public school pupils must be swept aside, the new head of the education board said yesterday.
Tim Jackson said: “While we have a significant number of students graduating from the Bermuda public school system who are doing...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A fuel firm has donated $5,000 to an ocean education programme for youngsters run by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences.
Sol Petroleum Bermuda handed the cash to the Ocean Academy marine programme.
Kaitlin Noyes, the director of Ocean Academy, s...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A ground-breaking ceremony for an $11 million technology centre has been celebrated at Bermuda High School.
Linda Parker, head of the school, said the start of construction was an important milestone.
Ms Parker added: “This ambitious project was env...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A plan to hire a PR agency to help the Government’s workforce development department boost its image has been dropped.
Businesses were asked to submit tenders last October for a campaign designed to generate a better image for the service.
A governme...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter