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A group of students, parents and teachers from Harrington Sound Primary School raised more than $800 to help those affected by recent hurricanes.
Cindy Weeks, acting principal at the school, said that the students were eager to give knowing that it w...
DATE: Sep 27, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Eight Atlantic Canadian universities are to visit Bermuda next week to meet potential students and share information about their courses.
Katherine Cross, visit coordinator and assistant registrar at Dalhousie University, said: “We’re excited to retu...
DATE: Sep 27, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Changes to the $1 million-a-week financial assistance system and a “culture of entitlement” have to be made, Minister of Social Development and Sport Zane DeSilva said yesterday.
Mr DeSilva warned: “It’s well recognised that the current expenditure o...
DATE: Sep 26, 2017
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Politics
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Special Olympian Paul Ray has been remembered by his family as a model of self-reliance despite suffering with Down syndrome.
Keen sportsman Mr Ray, who died on September 10 aged 60, brought home a silver medal for golf in the 2011 Special Olympics.
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DATE: Sep 26, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than a dozen men and women marched through Hamilton yesterday to highlight the positive effect of drug recovery programmes.
The annual Recovery Walk, organised by the Salvation Army’s Harbour Light programme, saw participants parade on city stre...
DATE: Sep 26, 2017
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The Bermuda High School for Girls is hosting an information evening for parents tomorrow.
The event is geared at parents interested in Early Years Programme, Year 1 or Year 7 entry for their daughter.
Head of School Linda Parker said: “The Girls' Ad...
DATE: Sep 26, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Union of Teachers is inviting all schools, ministry and department of education staff and the public to take part in a national grub day.
The fundraiser, where participants don’t have to wear uniforms, aims to help people affected by the...
DATE: Sep 26, 2017
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News Staff
The Progressive Labour Party’s pledge to phase out middle schools and revert to a two-tier public school system has come under question from Cole Simons, the Shadow Minister of Education.
Mr Simons noted that the Throne Speech had indicated that the ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The West Indian Association is continuing its fundraising efforts to support the Caribbean after the back-to-back impact of major hurricanes.
Several Caribbean islands were devastated by Hurricane Irma earlier this month, with some receiving a second...
DATE: Sep 25, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
David Burt, the Premier, and economic development and tourism minister Jamahl Simmons attended the US Congressional Black Caucus Foundation annual legislative conference at the weekend.
The two day CBCF meeting in the US capital is a major policy con...
DATE: Sep 24, 2017
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News Staff