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New child care standards have been published in a move to support parents and care providers.
The standards, announced last week in the House of Assembly, are designed to provide support for parents, daycare providers — those who care for up to three...
DATE: Nov 24, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
East End Primary School pupils now have access to more books thanks to Bermuda Skyport.
The company, which is investing in the island’s young people and their education through a new community plan, donated $12,250 to the school.
Skyport president A...
DATE: Nov 24, 2017
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News Staff
The annual children’s reading festival will take place in Victoria Park next week.
The event, originally due to be held tomorrow, will be held on Saturday, December 2 instead.
The event, organised by the Bermuda alumnae chapter of the Delta Sigma The...
DATE: Nov 23, 2017
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News Staff
The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission is to offer a free training series on gambling disorders for local counsellors, this month.
The series will be led by University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, Programme ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Care Learning Centre is holding its seventeenth annual tag day tomorrow to raise funds for scholarships.
The Pembroke school caters for secondary pupils with academic and social problems, as well as non-traditional students who want to upgrade their ...
DATE: Nov 22, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
More than $200,000 has been spent on a school minibus service.
A transport ministry spokesman said the current tab for the service was at $217,500.
Walter Roban, Minister of Transport, announced in September that minibuses would be used to suppleme...
DATE: Nov 22, 2017
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A long-term plan for the island’s public schools is completed, education minister Diallo Rabain said.
Mr Rabain added that the plan had been presented to the Board of Education and ratified by board members.
The minister said that as the parent of a...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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CedarBridge Academy has notched up 20 years since it opened its doors as the biggest school the island had ever seen.
The secondary school opened in new buildings in Prospect in 1997 and was dubbed the “mega school”.
The school faced criticism for it...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Pupils at a Pembroke school were sent home early yesterday because of plumbing problems.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education confirmed that Dellwood Middle School was forced to close early but it is expected to reopen this morning.
The plumbi...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Demand for a local reading programme was up during the last school year, a new report has confirmed.
According to The Reading Clinic, 100 students took part in its core reading programme during the 2016-17 school year — up from 92 the year before.
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DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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