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In the second and final part of our question-and-answer session on the Island’s economy, Bermuda College lecturer Craig Simmons shares his hopes for 2016
•QUESTION: To what extent do we have reason to be optimistic or pessimistic for the year ahead?...
DATE: Jan 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Bermuda’s community needs educating about Alzheimer’s so sufferers can be given adequate support, according to Marie Fay, an occupational therapist for Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
Ms Fay said some people end up disappearing from day-to-day soci...
DATE: Jan 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A local educator dedicated to teaching how the power of technology can enhance learning is off to Ghana to deliver a seminar to 25 children.
“It’s going great; it’s exceeding what I expected,” said Darren Burchall of his Great4Learning programme, whi...
DATE: Dec 30, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Confidence in Bermuda's economy is at its highest point since before the financial crisis, according to a poll.
More than a third of registered voters — 36 per cent — said they had faith in the direction the economy was heading in the Global Research...
DATE: Dec 30, 2015
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Other
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A local businessman sees unparalleled opportunities for Bermudians to develop business links with partners far to our south.
Consultant Leon O’Brien has broader hopes for the community to use overseas connections to develop services on the Island, as...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A one-day seminar for teenagers to learn about computer coding, the Holiday Hackathon, scored high marks with its student attendees.
With the latest apps and mobiles games sweeping the world, the power and simplicity of modern programming are especia...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The first member of her family to go to college, Shallette Spencer is now a straight-A actuarial science student at Georgia State University.
The 21-year-old, from Devonshire, will start her junior year next month at the Atlanta establishment, after ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A young Bermudian theatre student is putting on a production for one day only to help to fund his education.
Marcus Arjai Smith is bringing his “variety and visual show” to St Paul AME Centennial Hall today to raise money for his return to New York t...
DATE: Dec 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Educational charity Knowledge Quest held its twice-yearly party last week, uniting past and present scholarship recipients with donors to the cause.
Founded in 2001, the organisation supports higher education for academically capable Bermudians of l...
DATE: Dec 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The Hackathon, Bermuda’s home-grown computer coding symposium, has proved a holiday hit in its second year.
Yesterday’s free course, from the non-profit group Code 411, took 80 teens on a blast-off introduction to programming, courtesy of self-taught...
DATE: Dec 24, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell