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Racism has overtaken crime as one of the biggest issues facing Bermuda, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette.
A surge of voters named racism as their top concern in the Global Research survey this month: 16 per cent, up from 7 per ce...
DATE: Feb 21, 2017
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Students at TN Tatem Middle School went back to their classrooms yesterday after a long break while the school was treated for mould contamination, with the latest inspections showing “significantly lowered and acceptable levels of mould” in the area...
DATE: Feb 21, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Students at Harrington Sound Primary School were recently given a hands-on marine research experience with the help of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences.
A group of 39 P6 pupils at the school spent three days and two nights at BIOS, taking part...
DATE: Feb 21, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Insurance company BF&M has donated $20,000 over two years to support extracurricular activities at Purvis Primary School.
The Bermuda Education Network’s Horizons programme uses donations from corporations to deliver sailing, arts and science lesson...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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Bermuda’s range of scholarships and awards for local students is being broadened, the House of Assembly heard.
Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education, told MPs that the government had followed through on its 2016 Throne Speech promise with eight new ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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Charities and sponsors alike came together for a reception at The Hamilton Princess Hotel & Beach Club last night ahead of this year’s End-to-End event.
“It’s a once-a-year gathering that lets us say thank you to the people who are really important ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2017
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The TN Tatem Middle School, which has been closed for health reasons, will reopen on Monday.
The discovery of mould in the building, and the poor air quality, caused the Ministry of Education to shut the school’s doors as maintenance work was carried...
DATE: Feb 17, 2017
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News Staff
Five public schools have been broken into and vandalised this month, education minister Wayne Scott told the House of Assembly this morning.
They include the Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy, a special needs facility, on February 5 and 6; Elliott Prim...
DATE: Feb 17, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
People caught with less than three grams of cannabis will receive formal cautions, under a new “three strikes” draft policy unveiled by Director of Public Prosecutions Larry Mussenden.
On being arrested for a third time, the offender will have to und...
DATE: Feb 17, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Staff at eight schools have been picking up the pieces and trying to figure out how their security can be improved in light of numerous break-ins over the past month.
According to police there has been a spate of 11 incidences across primary, middle ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan