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Mount Saint Agnes Academy launches its yearly celebration of the Catholic educational system this Sunday, with the start of Catholic Schools Week.
The school marked the feast day of Saint Agnes, its patron saint, with a Mass held on January 19, in wh...
DATE: Jan 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Middle school students joining the Power of One youth leadership programme got a pep talk from Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works.
The programme, which is the brainchild of footballer brothers Andrew and David Bascome, teach...
DATE: Jan 25, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
CedarBridge Academy will host its annual open house next week.
Students in M3, parents and community members are invited to tour the school next Wednesday afternoon.
A spokeswoman said: “This tour includes a look at core subjects, PE, arts, science...
DATE: Jan 25, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda’s Youth Parliament is to hold a debate on medical research and raise funds to send Bermudian students to South Africa.
The debate, organised with the Bermuda Principles Foundation, will discuss policing medical research to safeguard patients,...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Staff from seven Canadian universities will visit Bermuda next month to meet potential students.
The representatives will tour the island’s high schools as part of the Atlantic Canadian Education Fair.
They will also hold an information session at t...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Disa Potgieter-Oubella, who died last Sunday, aged 64, was described last night by her son, Gavin Manders, as a woman with a drive to help others.
Mr Manders, the island’s leading tennis player, said: “I would not have made it here or be who I was wi...
DATE: Jan 23, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A devoted mother and a passionate educator; that was how friends and colleagues remembered popular teacher and tennis mentor Disa Potgieter-Oubella, who died on Sunday.
Mrs Potgieter-Oubella, who was also a well-known and widely respected figure in B...
DATE: Jan 23, 2018
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The Government has changed scholarship programmes to benefit a wider range of candidates.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development, said changes have been made to several scholarships.
He added: “We are expanding scholarship...
DATE: Jan 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Neena Fagundo has been dancing for as long as she can remember.
The 15-year-old juggles ten hours of dancing with her school work every week and loves to write in her spare time.
The Somersfield Academy pupil has been awarded scholarships for excelle...
DATE: Jan 22, 2018
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A petition for an emergency shelter for women in Bermuda was launched at the Women’s Action Group’s gathering on Saturday at Queen Elizabeth Park.
About 70 people came out to the event, which was held to mark the International Women’s March Anniversa...
DATE: Jan 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan