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Pride and emotions ran high behind the walls at Westgate yesterday as four inmates were rewarded for months of hard work by being presented with their GED certificates.
For Sanchea Douglas, and his father, Shane Todd, the achievement was overwhelming...
DATE: Feb 18, 2015
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Students and parents are being offered advice about how to choose the best boarding school or university.
American-based education specialists Don McMillan and Drew Carlson will visit the Island this month.
They will consult with international stude...
DATE: Feb 18, 2015
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Seventeen Bermuda College students today received a financial boost to help fund their studies.
The awards were sponsored by 15 community benefactors, who recently donated $20,000 to the college, and were presented to the students during the college...
DATE: Feb 17, 2015
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The founder of the Bermuda Boys’ Brigade has been remembered as a man who epitomised the group’s motto “sure and steadfast”.
Captain Cecil Downs passed away this month in Bermuda at the age of 99.
Capt Downs first joined the Boys’ Brigade in Dublin w...
DATE: Feb 17, 2015
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A series of events featuring local and international presenters have been organised in commemoration of the United Nations International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
The African Diaspora Heritage Tr...
DATE: Feb 16, 2015
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Early childhood tooth decay is being tackled as part of Oral Health Month.
The Department of Health’s Oral Health section launched school-entry screening last year which focuses on the “decay experience” of children aged five or turning five.
This ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2015
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A nine-year-old boy has been commended for his quick-thinking after he rushed to the aid of a youngster who was suffering an asthma attack.
Donovan Dyer-Trott was one of nearly 150 students taking part in the interschool cross country race at the Nat...
DATE: Feb 16, 2015
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Newly appointed Senator Georgia Marshall has pledged to be a “positive force” in Bermuda politics as she prepares to assume her position in the Senate this week.
Mrs Marshall was sworn in as part of the One Bermuda Alliance Senate team by Governor Ge...
DATE: Feb 16, 2015
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Shadow Minister for Transport Lawrence Scott had high praise for this week’s road safety summit and said he would gladly join a task force to be created in the coming weeks to address the Island’s dangerous roads.
Mr Scott said he found the calling o...
DATE: Feb 14, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
For anyone who drives to work along Frog Lane the smiling face of Richard Warner as he waves to passing motorists is a cheery distraction from the morning trudge to Hamilton.
But, to the children and staff of Prospect Primary, the ever-present custod...
DATE: Feb 13, 2015
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