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A group of local welders have travelled to the US for a training course in a new programme developed by the Department of Workforce Development and the Construction Association of Bermuda.
The programme aims to enable individuals to acquire specific ...
DATE: May 13, 2017
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Students from Berkeley Institute were out in force on the main road into Hamilton yesterday as The Royal Gazette celebrated its Bermuda National School Salute supplement.
It came as The Royal Gazette published a special feature on the history of the ...
DATE: May 12, 2017
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The dangers of tanning and its potential to lead to addictive behaviour have been reiterated by an international expert.
According to David Fisher, who spoke to The Royal Gazette as Bermuda marked Melanoma Awareness Month, research has shown that ta...
DATE: May 11, 2017
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Davon Adams’s interest in medicine led him to a career in nursing, and now that interest is taking him to Zanzibar.
While Mr Adams has never been to Africa, he said he is eager to make a difference and experience African culture first hand.
“This wil...
DATE: May 11, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Harrington Sound Primary School is to close for two days for maintenance due to an infestation of bird mites.
Freddie Evans, the Commissioner of Education, said the problem had been caused by birds nesting in the roof.
The school is to remain shut on...
DATE: May 11, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A great deal of emphasis is placed on building the self-esteem of the pupils at Elliot Primary School and that’s why, every day, they pay compliments to one student.
The idea is that the other pupils all compliment the student, who is chosen at rando...
DATE: May 11, 2017
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Residents were encouraged to give back to their community during a speech made by Bermuda Red Cross executive director Ann Spencer-Arscott.
She was speaking at the Rotary Club on World Red Cross Day — during the month of May, which is World Red Cros...
DATE: May 10, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Kidney transplant funding for HIP and FutureCare patients is to increase by 50 per cent to up to $150,000 under new legislation.
A health Bill has been tabled to expand coverage from June 1 so that more patients can come off dialysis, a government sp...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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Embraced by Bermuda’s Gombeys, international teen racer and autism campaigner Austin Riley has been left with something more to smile about after his last trip to the island.
“It’s all about family for us,” explained Reginna Paynter of the Gombey Evo...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
The possibility of conducting kidney transplants in Bermuda is being reviewed by the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders.
It comes after a team of Norwegian surgeons visited the island in March and submitted a proposal that is now being assesse...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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