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Warwick Academy are the new middle school debate champions after their team of Chiara Marshall, Conor Hay and Katarina Thompson won all four rounds of the debate portion of the Bermuda Public Speaking and Debate Competition held at Bermuda High Schoo...
DATE: Mar 02, 2015
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Education
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Education Minister Wayne Scott has said that the Bermuda Government would be considering school closures and consolidation of preschools and primary schools.
He said that no decisions would be made without consultation with stakeholders. He announced...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Mark Pettingill likened the Opposition’s Reply to the Budget to a children’s television show, while the Opposition deemed Government’s policy uncaring and overly reliant on taxation.
“Our philosophies are clearly diff...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Students are being offered the chance to learn about the Island’s marine environment from world-class South African free diver Hanli Prinsloo.
She is taking part in the upcoming Kids on the Reef programme, in which middle school pupils practice skil...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A maths programme adopted by local schools has received high marks from students who have used it to further their education — and careers.
The initiative, known as the Math Springboard, places students alongside workers in the financial sector.
For ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The president of the Vasco Da Gama Club fears the Portuguese School they support could be severely affected by the loss of the Agricultural Exhibition.
Dennis Rodrigues said that a large portion of the funds needed to run the language school were ge...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A concerned parent has hit out over piles of trash being dumped at a school.
The man, who asked not to be named, said illegal dumping had been a problem at TN Tatem Middle School, Warwick, for the past 17 years and called for more action.
“These peop...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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Other
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Public Works Minister Craig Cannonier has called reports of illegal dumping at TN Tatem Middle School “disturbing”, warning the public of the potential consequences of such behaviour.
In a statement issued this afternoon in response to a report in to...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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Other
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Bermuda’s private schools will close on April 17 so students can attend the planned Agricultural Exhibition.
Peter Harding, spokesman for the Bermuda Independent Schools Association and principal at Somersfield Academy, said Bermuda High School, Ber...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A guarantor for the company formed to organise this year’s Agricultural Show has raised the idea of letting public school students visit the event as part of an educational trip.
Kirk Kitson spoke out after Government said yesterday that all public ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan