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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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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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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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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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Education
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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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Health
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Press Release
Saltus Grammar School held a memorial service yesterday for the 3,000 people who died in the terrorist attack on New York’s World Trade Centre in 2001.
The Saltus memorial also remembered two former pupils who lost their lives, Bermudian Boyd Gatton ...
DATE: Sep 12, 2018
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News Staff
A Bermudian researcher and university lecturer will take part in Facebook’s first summit on the safety of young people in the digital age.
Katie Davis, who built an international reputation for her work on digital media and young people, will collab...
DATE: Sep 12, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A new machine to test for lung problems is up and running at a specialist clinic.
The pulmonary plethysmograph, used to check the efficiency of the lungs, has been installed at the new Bermuda Medical Specialities Group and will cut the need for pati...
DATE: Sep 12, 2018
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Kalmar Richards was named as the Commissioner of Education yesterday.
Ms Richards, the former CedarBridge Academy principal, had acted in the role since last December after Freddie Evans was removed from the post two months earlier.
Diallo Rabain, th...
DATE: Sep 12, 2018
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Education
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An international panel of speakers is to join a two-day conference next month on the legacy of childhood trauma.
The forum, on October 11 and 12, is being held by Family Centre in tandem with the Bermuda Health Council and the Interagency Committee f...
DATE: Sep 12, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell