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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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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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Education Minister Wayne Scott has praised the work of students participating in the Bermuda College Dual Enrolment Programme.
The programme allows qualified high school students to enrol in college-level courses at the Bermuda College. Upon successf...
DATE: Feb 13, 2015
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Education Minister Wayne Scott this morning provided an update MPs on the Career Pathways Programme and the continued success experienced by Bermuda’s students.
He said: “This programme has been in place since the 2012-13 academic school year in Ber...
DATE: Feb 13, 2015
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Sobriety tests at the scenes of accidents will be introduced in the upcoming session of Parliament, while speed camera legislation is likely to be tabled in the subsequent session, Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell told yesterday’s road safety summi...
DATE: Feb 12, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
A pilot health benefit has provided medical care for patients in their homes, while saving the Island’s health system an estimated $100,000.
The Home Medical Services (HMS) pilot benefit was launched by the Bermuda Health Council in collaboration wit...
DATE: Feb 12, 2015
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