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The first Bermudian soldier to join the British Army after the end of the Second World War has died aged 87.
Arthur Tatem enlisted with the The Royal Welch Fusiliers at the age of 18 and travelled the world before returning home to Bermuda in 1953.
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DATE: Oct 31, 2017
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A tall ship experience last summer showed the value of teamwork for two teenagers.
Gershonae Tait and Ronica Campbell, both 17, set sail from Quebec to Halifax in late July.
The weeklong trip aboard the Gulden Leeuw — one of the world’s largest thre...
DATE: Oct 30, 2017
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Education
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Prospect Preschool will remain closed tomorrow and Tuesday as staff get the building ready for children after work to remove mould.
In a statement released this afternoon a Department of Education spokeswoman confirmed that mould abatement work had b...
DATE: Oct 29, 2017
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A report is being prepared summarising the findings of health and safety inspections in Bermuda’s public schools.
Government reform minister Lovitta Foggo said the government’s safety and health coordinator carried out inspections between August 21 a...
DATE: Oct 29, 2017
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Education
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News Staff
Black and white people share “one area where we dance together” — a deep unease over the discussion of race, a top US academic said this week.
Kenneth Hardy, professor of family therapy at Drexel University in Philadelphia, returned to Bermuda to hel...
DATE: Oct 28, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
With the PLP Government now well and truly settled into their new roles, The Royal Gazette examines what progress the new administration has made on its key promises.
Parliamentary oversight
A plan to set up three watchdog committees recommended by t...
DATE: Oct 27, 2017
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Politics
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News Staff
Registration fees for national certification will be waived until the end of the year, according to Diallo Rabain.
Mr Rabain, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development, had announced that all people working in certain occupations would need...
DATE: Oct 27, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A “staggering” gap between public and private schools exists in some subjects, according to Darren Burchall, head of computer science at Bermuda High School and CEO of education firm Great4Learning.
Mr Burchall is aiming to bridge the knowledge divi...
DATE: Oct 26, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Desmond Crockwell, the creator of anti-violence magazine Visonz, has issued a rallying call to Bermuda’s sports and community clubs to take a more prominent role in ending gang violence.
Crockwell would also like to see more teachers, principals, co...
DATE: Oct 25, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
The Government has teamed up with an island promoter to produce an anti-violence talent show.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said the show will give young Bermudians the chance to highlight their talent and create a “soundtrack of p...
DATE: Oct 25, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes