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Government is to explore the possibility of introducing a loan programme to help students fund the cost of further education.
A scheme had existed whereby previous Governments had acted as guarantors for bank loans taken out by cash-strapped students...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Deadlines for three scholarships in the hospitality trade have been announced by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The grants have given out more than $850,000 over the last 20 years.
For the Skål Bermuda Scholarships for Hospitality and Tourism Studies...
DATE: May 23, 2014
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Education
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Premier Michael Dunkley attended the latest round of the Gang Resistance Education And Training (GREAT) graduations at Somerset and West End primary schools yesterday.
“The goal of the programme is to help students practise developing positive solu...
DATE: May 23, 2014
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Education
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Minister of Education Grant Gibbons will meet with parents later this month to discuss proposed legislation aimed at introducing School Community Councils (SCCs).
Speaking in the House of Assembly this morning, Dr Gibbons acknowledged the demand fro...
DATE: May 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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OBA MPs last night praised ex-Premier Craig Cannonier for stepping down as leader amid the political turbulence caused by the Jetgate row.
Junior Education Minister Leah Scott said: “I think he did what was necessary for the people of this country an...
DATE: May 21, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The writing was on the wall for Premier Craig Cannonier last night as his MPs failed to rally behind their embattled leader.
Most MPs spoken to by The Royal Gazette took a “wait and see” approach as party chiefs carried out an internal investigation ...
DATE: May 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda Employers’ Council is to put extra effort into tackling sexual harassment after a poll revealed that a quarter of women and 18 percent of men have suffered it at work.
The survey, conducted by Global Research, asked 400 residents during telep...
DATE: May 20, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
CedarBridge students took part in the school’s inaugural Multicultural Speech Competition as part of a series of activities organised to celebrate multiculturalism.
Students Kaz Godfrey, Daiquin Arorash, Jai Talbot, Akilah Acka, Germaine Darrell and ...
DATE: May 20, 2014
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Education
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Children as young as three are taking part in substance abuse prevention programmes.
Joanne Dean, from the Department of National Drug Control (DNDC), said the programmes started in preschool and were aimed at steering youngsters away from making the...
DATE: May 20, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Four Bermuda Hogge pennies sold for a combined total of $658,000 over the weekend.
The coins were auctioned off by 102-year-old US numismatist Eric P Newman, a world-renowned collector whose previous collections have sold for upwards of $24 million.
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DATE: May 19, 2014
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