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The Paget Parish Council has announced the recipients of its scholarship and bursary awards for Paget students studying abroad.
Scholarships are based on academic excellence and financial need and the Bermudian students must have been residents of...
DATE: Sep 17, 2018
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Staff at a drug prevention charity have completed an international training course designed to help youngsters cope better at school.
Lisa Brewster, Marina Sousa and Samantha Smith of Pride completed the affiliate trainer course in the Promoting Alt...
DATE: Sep 14, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Staff from the Fairmont Southampton helped to spruce up a primary school in preparation for the start of the new school year.
Thirteen hotel employees worked at the parish’s Heron Bay Primary School as part of their back-to-school community service ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A plan to axe middle schools in favour of specialist “signature” schools has to be backed with hard facts, a top international academic warned yesterday.
Peter Cookson, senior researcher at the Learning Policy Institute, based in Washington DC, said ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2018
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Education
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A scientist dubbed “a robotics legend” by business magazine Forbes is to make a presentation at a major conference in Bermuda.
Ayanna Howard will discuss whether humans should trust robots at the TEDx event next month.
Dr Howard is a lecturer, rese...
DATE: Sep 14, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Patrina O’Connor-Paynter and Ellen-Kate Horton have joined the appointments committee of the Media Council of Bermuda.
Ms Paynter, also known as PowerGirl, will serve as the committee chair.
They will join Myra Virgil, who has served on the on the co...
DATE: Sep 14, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s new education chief must fix the island’s public schools, which are failing young black men, a former acting commissioner said.
Lou Matthews said Kalmar Richards faced a variety of problems.
He added that the island had to make a “radical ...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Three North Hamilton fixtures have been honoured with the Priscilla Wilkinson Business Award.
Place’s Cafe, the Young Men’s Social Club and entrepreneur Jenefer Brimmer have been recognised for their success and contributions to the community.
Dale B...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda High School for Girls today announced its GCSE/IGCSE results for the academic year 2017—18.
87 per cent of all GCSE/IGCSE grades received by BHS students this year were A*-C. Top scorer, Katie Grainge, earned 11A* grades — an outstandi...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
You could help save a life if you spend just 15 minutes training in cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) is providing free training in the modern technique of Hands-Only CPR.
The most recent studies in cardio pulmon...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release