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Non-profit groups can now apply for funding online via the Bank of Bermuda Foundation website.
The Foundation, which provides up to $2.5 million in funding to the charitable sector each year, says its “user-friendly format” will capture important inf...
DATE: Oct 16, 2017
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Anti-drug initiatives and programmes designed to protect children are cost effective in the long term, according to the Minister of Social Development and Sport.
Zane DeSilva said: “US data tells us that for every $1 spent on prevention, education a...
DATE: Oct 16, 2017
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Bermuda Aviation Services Limited has donated $2,000 to support two literacy charities.
The group gave $1,000 each to the Reading Clinic and the reading festival organised by Bermuda Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
The Reading Clin...
DATE: Oct 16, 2017
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The Ministry of Education is advising that Dellwood Middle School is closing early today because of plumbing issues.
Water to the school has been shut off due to a burst water main, according to a ministry statement.
Parents and guardians are being c...
DATE: Oct 16, 2017
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
It is all about the girls tomorrow when Bermuda plans to celebrate UN International Day of the Girl Child.
Carolyn Thomas Ray, of the Human Rights Commission, and organiser of the annual Bermuda event with husband Chris Ray, said the day was designed...
DATE: Oct 14, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Staff and students at CedarBridge Academy put on their walking shoes to join the fight against breast cancer and raise funds in support of the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s Radiation Therapy Initiative.
The school staged its inaugural Annual CBA...
DATE: Oct 13, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Valerie Robinson-James, the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education, should be fired or moved to another role over a bungled bid to fire Commissioner of Education Freddie Evans, his lawyers said yesterday.
Mark Diel of law firm Marshall Diel...
DATE: Oct 13, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Adults with autism need more support to help them lead independent lives, a campaigner said yesterday.
Thea Furbert, co-founder of autism charity Tomorrow’s Voices, added that its services for young people with autism should be better integrated with...
DATE: Oct 12, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Warwick Academy is hosting a series of courses for all primary and secondary teachers on the island.
British experts Adam Unwin-Berrey and Sue McVicar will be brought in to discuss maths and literacy respectively.
In addition to working with staff an...
DATE: Oct 12, 2017
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Education
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News Staff
CedarBridge students will today take to their feet to fight breast cancer a year after the death of teacher Janet LePage.
The school will be holding the Wildcats Breast Cancer Two Mile Walkathon to support the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s radia...
DATE: Oct 12, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes