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A man who successfully sued hospital bosses after facing an “inordinate” wait for a desperately-needed operation is to share his compensation with a teenage brain cancer survivor.
Kamal Williams told The Royal Gazette he was so touched by the story o...
DATE: May 01, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A group of young students who collected more than $1,000 for shark research will name the next animals tagged by the Bermuda Shark Project.
The group of seven at the Bermuda High School for Girls presented veterinarian and diver Neil Burnie with a do...
DATE: May 01, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
The Learning Disabilities Association of Bermuda has launched its Middle School Teacher of the Year contest.
It is inviting middle school students to nominate their favourite teacher by expressing that teacher’s unique qualities through writing, audi...
DATE: Apr 30, 2014
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CedarBridge Academy students will be given insight into an array of job opportunities at a vocational career fair on Friday.
Major businesses are taking part in the event — titled Endless Possibilities — to help guide youngsters who are considering t...
DATE: Apr 30, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Progressive Labour Party leader Marc Bean has promoted backbench MP Lovitta Foggo to his Shadow Cabinet in a shuffle of his front bench team.
Parliamentary whip Ms Foggo has been appointed Shadow Education Minister, taking over from Walton Brown, who...
DATE: Apr 30, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A 24-hour relay race supporting cancer testing and treatment has secured sponsorship from insurer Ironshore.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s Relay for Life, which kicks off at 6pm on May 30, will take over the National Sport Centre’s North Fie...
DATE: Apr 29, 2014
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Warwick Academy pupil has been named number one after a gruelling test of maths skills.
Anna Francoeur, aged 11, came out on top and scooped the $2000 top prize after 220 schoolchildren took part in the competition, the tenth of its kind.
One of th...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A multi-purpose sports court in St George’s is set to formally open next month following a successful fundraising campaign.
The court, erected for students at St George’s Preparatory School, was completed earlier this year following a drive to raise ...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cherie Whitter has been appointed Deputy Head of the Civil Service, while the Ministry of Education and Economic Development has two new Permanent Secretaries.
Ms Whitter, a former Director of Tourism, was given the job on a temporary basis earlier t...
DATE: Apr 25, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Imagine Bermuda will be hosting a community meeting next week to broaden public awareness about a successful online education tool called Khan Academy.
Founded by American Salman Khan in 2009, the Khan Academy website features thousands of education...
DATE: Apr 25, 2014
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