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Children with severe, persistent asthma are 30 times more likely to develop chronic respiratory disease in adulthood, according to the Minister of Health.
Speaking during the World Asthma Day celebrations, Jeanne Atherden stressed the importance of ...
DATE: May 02, 2017
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Health
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Students finishing their studies at Warwick Academy were given a grand send-off by their peers and staff as part of a new tradition.
On the last day of school, as part of their valedictory ceremony, school leavers were greeted by other students as pa...
DATE: May 01, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Asthma hospital admissions have fallen by 76 per cent since Open Airways began its education programme two decades ago.
But the condition remains the leading cause for trips to the emergency room, with a total of 1,871 visits last year telling the c...
DATE: May 01, 2017
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A passion for education has become a civic calling for Kjeld Conyers-Steede, at home in Bermuda and now in Canada.
Kjeld, 21, believes that young people need to discover their voices and get engaged in their communities.
“I’m in the process of starti...
DATE: May 01, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two local teachers have turned the imminent America’s Cup into a platform for youngsters to learn about Bermuda — and now want to share their package of lessons with the island’s educators.
The result is Let’s Sail Away! Bermuda’s Sailing History fro...
DATE: May 01, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Six minibuses will be used in place of out-of-service buses while CedarBridge Academy and Berkeley Institute students undergo six weeks of exams.
The transport ministry said three minibuses and a special bus supervisor will be at each end of the isla...
DATE: May 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission has defended the controversial appointment of One Bermuda Alliance MP Wayne Scott.
The Progressive Labour Party had called for Mr Scott to resign, saying he could not hold a post in the civil service due to his po...
DATE: Apr 29, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute celebrated its 20th anniversary Saturday as well as its 4th annual Underwater Extravaganza.
Invited guests enjoyed watching a grind-off competition between Team BDA and 35th America’s Cup members of Artemi...
DATE: Apr 28, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Florenz Maxwell has been dealt the surprise of finding herself “royalty”, alongside Lady Lully Gibbons and Olga Scott, in a tribute by Project Action.
“I thought I had passed the stage where anybody could pull something over me,” Ms Maxwell told The ...
DATE: Apr 28, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Young artists who featured in the annual school art exhibition at the Bermuda Society of Arts were honoured with People’s Choice Awards.
Visitors who attended the exhibition, which featured art from the island’s primary, middle and senior school stud...
DATE: Apr 28, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes