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Another group of young Bermudians has returned home from transformative journeys around the globe, courtesy of the self-development programme Raleigh Bermuda.
“The change you see in people can be amazing,” said executive director Tina Nash.
“Young pe...
DATE: Nov 19, 2016
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Economic development minister Grant Gibbons has heaped praise on those who took part in the Annual Rocket Pitch Competition which saw entrants challenged to come up with new business ideas.
“In this room, there is proof that Bermudians have what it ...
DATE: Nov 18, 2016
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Berkeley Institute floated away with the plaudits after finishing first and second in this afternoon’s Cardboard Boat Challenge.
The event, at the Bermuda National Aquatics Centre, saw teams of two to five students given cardboard boxes, duct tape an...
DATE: Nov 18, 2016
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Securing the future of the National Trust’s education programme and making its vast archive of historic artefacts and documents more accessible to the public will be top priorities for newly appointed executive director Bill Zuill.
Mr Zuill, who took...
DATE: Nov 17, 2016
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Home-grown international aid charity KatKids is hosting its tenth annual night market tomorrow.
Proceeds from the event will go towards supporting children in need in Bermuda, Nepal and Southern Africa.
“The market is our annual fundraiser,” chairwo...
DATE: Nov 17, 2016
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Ending the practice of social promotion in schools will ensure that students can develop “suitably and adequately” in the public system, according to Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education.
Mr Scott told a press conference this morning that the polic...
DATE: Nov 17, 2016
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Teachers, parents and staff met this morning at the TN Tatem Middle School to air concerns over the conditions of facilities there.
Repairs to the building, and the mould issues that have afflicted a number of Government buildings, are understood to ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2016
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About 40 people a week needed hospital treatment due to road collisions, new figures for October reveal.
Announcing the figures, Erica Rance Mill, the chairwoman of the Bermuda Road Safety Council, stated: “This is such a mind-numbing number. One wou...
DATE: Nov 17, 2016
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The Department of Education is this week putting the spotlight on the role of the school psychologist during School Psychology Awareness Week.
This year’s theme — “Small Steps Change Lives” — was adopted from the National Association of School Psycho...
DATE: Nov 17, 2016
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Delinquent employers face prosecution over nearly $90 million in unpaid social insurance and payroll tax.
The announcement was made today in a joint statement by tax commissioner Lucia Peniston, Department of Social Insurance director Karen Daniels a...
DATE: Nov 17, 2016
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