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Four students have been given Bermuda Government bursary awards as they embark on courses in engineering, nursing, environmental health and the environment.
The Public Service Commission announced the successful recipients this year are Doreen Burges...
DATE: Aug 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda’s community is “reeling from the shock” of its gang violence problems and failing to address the issues behind them, according to social worker Martha Dismont.
Young men — often dismissed by their schools and families as incapable of learning...
DATE: Aug 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Keisha Douglas has been announced as the next principal of the Berkeley Institute.
A Berkeleyite with more than 22 years’ experience in education, Ms Douglas replaces Phyllis Curtis-Tweed, who declared her resignation earlier this year to pursue anot...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An attempt to cut the risk of sex abuse in a primary school has been launched by a child protection charity with backing from a risk management firm.
Windows are to be installed in all doors at Pembroke’s Victor Scott Primary School so private meetin...
DATE: Jul 31, 2017
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Other
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One team with one month and one robotics kit proudly represented Bermuda at the FIRST Global 2017 Robotics competition last week.
Despite the relatively short time to prepare, they beat the US, Canada, Russia and Britain to finish 59th out of 163 and...
DATE: Jul 29, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Wayne Edwards had to do everything from organising breakfasts to getting up in the middle of the night to make sure sick children are taken to hospital in one of his previous teaching roles.
So it is little wonder that working at Bermuda Institute fe...
DATE: Jul 29, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The One Bermuda Alliance’s failure to heed the island’s social issues has been criticised by election contender Rodney Smith, who accused the party of ducking cold truths on race, education and economic inequality.
Calling for a brutally honest conve...
DATE: Jul 28, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute celebrated its 20th anniversary this week by announcing that a new Bermuda Triangle exhibition is in the works.
Guests were invited to the event on Tuesday evening where the BUEI’s general exhibition space...
DATE: Jul 28, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Dennis Lister doesn’t like the term dynasty.
“It’s just a word that doesn’t suit me,” the veteran Sandys North Central MP said in an interview with The Royal Gazette.
“I look at what I do purely as public service — this is about serving people. If ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, sworn in yesterday as the Leader of the Opposition, also announced her Shadow Cabinet and a Senate team from which Michael Fahy was notably absent.
Mr Fahy, whose immigration policies were widely perceived as a liability when...
DATE: Jul 27, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell