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Education no longer has a dedicated permanent secretary in government following the departure last month of Warren Jones.
Civil servant Mr Jones stepped down from the post after three years to take up a job as a chief executive officer of Polaris Hol...
DATE: Jan 22, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
Students at the Island’s largest senior school are turning up for classes hungry — and a programme set up to provide them with food is under threat.
The Student Assistance Programme (SAP) was formed some years ago to meet the needs of CedarBridge Aca...
DATE: Jan 22, 2014
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New copyright laws aimed at modernising Bermuda’s intellectual property regime will come into effect next week.
The regulations, which kick in on February 1, affect copyright in several key areas, including Customs, Education establishments, the righ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
National Security Minister Michael Dunkley today announced the relaunch of an anti-gang violence initiative to combat anti-social behaviour in Bermuda.
The Gang Resistance Education and Training initiative, or GREAT, is seen another tool in the fight...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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Saltus student Eryn Beach has been tripping the light fantastic in dance productions across the Island since fully devoting herself to ‘the study of movement’ at the age of eleven. Now, at 17, she is preparing for her biggest challenge yet after bein...
DATE: Jan 20, 2014
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Tributes have poured in for a trade union stalwart who was at the forefront of the struggle for workers’ rights in Bermuda.
Hailed as a man who “feared nothing and fought for everything” and a disciplined stalwart, Robert Johnston, a former Bermuda I...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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An unruly student who threatened to kill a teacher has been permanently removed from CedarBridge Academy after school staff refused to teach him.
The move was made following consultations between teachers, the boy’s parents, and Dr Edmond Heatley, th...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Happy Valley Child Care Centre will reopen this morning after plumbing problems forced the school to remain closed yesterday.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Child and Family Services said: “The plumbing problems have been resolved. The Depar...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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The cost of treating dementia patients on the Island is more than cancer, heart disease and stroke combined, according to Elizabeth Stewart, founder of the charity ‘Action on Alzheimer’s and Dementia.’
And with Bermuda’s ageing population, Ms Stewar...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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Government should not introduce pay incentives for teachers, according to Shadow Education Minister Walton Brown.
Education Minister Grant Gibbons recently told The Royal Gazette he was considering introducing incentives for high-performing schools a...
DATE: Jan 14, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes