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Parents and teachers are resolutely against the closure of any schools, a public forum heard last night.
Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education, also faced scepticism over school restructuring, with many citing the island’s difficulties with adopting...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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A toy boat launched at sea by school students last year in the United States has reached the coast of Wales, after getting a little Bermuda help during a stopover on the island.
The Carolina Dreamer was put together by St Andrew’s School of Math and ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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The influential role of Bertram Guishard, one of the Island’s senior educators, has been recalled in the establishment of Bermuda College.
Mr Guishard, who died last week at the age of 87, was “a very upright, trustworthy, honest individual”, said Ge...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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The Gilbert Institute Parent-Teacher Association is hosting a rally this morning to keep the school open.
Scheduled from 8am to 8.40am, the rally is set to begin in the Evangelical Church car park on Mission Road, next to Modern Mart in Paget, befor...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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A social programme helping fathers to connect with their children is to launch with a pancake breakfast.
All Pro Dads’ new Bermuda chapter is an offshoot of the American programme of the same name, founded in 1997 by Super Bowl-winning American foot...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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The future of the Salvation Army is in doubt after its government funding was slashed by $50,000.
Divisional commander Major Frank Pittman told The Royal Gazette that another cut meant the organisation would have to make some changes to how it was r...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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Student Gabriel Jones is quickly honing his talent for software development, thanks to an internship at Bermuda IT business Fireminds.
The 14-year-old, who attends Saltus Grammar School, spends every Thursday afternoon in the company’s Reid Street o...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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Congratulations have gone from CedarBridge Academy to 18 of its S2 students who sat the IGCSE Cambridge Examination in English Language in November 2015.
The school reported its best results, with three A* grades, six As, six Bs and four Cs — after ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
The budget for the Ministry of Education has been reduced by $2.23 million for the financial year ahead.
Projected spending on education for 2016 to 2017 is $124.9 million, less than the forecast for the previous year according to the 2016 budget del...
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
Bertram Guishard, a prominent educator who was influential in the founding of the Bermuda College, has died at the age of 87.
Mr Guishard, a former dean of the college’s Faculty of Arts and Science, taught at every level of the island’s school system...
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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