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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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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Reports that teachers at CedarBridge Academy halted classes yesterday over the reinstatement of a disruptive student elicited no comment last night from the Ministry of Education.
ZBM reported that Education Commissioner Edmond Heatley had allowed a ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2014
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A turning point of the US Civil Rights movement will be recreated this week by pupils of Southampton’s Dalton E Tucker Primary School.
Students tomorrow will mark the January 15 birthday of the movement’s unofficial head: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Depu...
DATE: Jan 14, 2014
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Hospitality Institute is looking for the best and brightest businesses in the industry for their second annual Moongate Awards.
BHI CEO Karla Lacey said: “These awards recognise and promote organisational excellence within the Hospitality...
DATE: Jan 14, 2014
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
When the Bermuda flag appeared during the athletes’ parade at the 2012 London Olympics, the most insight a TV commentator could offer about Bermuda and our athletes was something akin to: “And it wouldn’t be an Opening Ceremony without the Bermuda sh...
DATE: Jan 13, 2014
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Ten of Bermuda’s most influential women and a promising athlete were all honoured at the annual CableVision ‘Salute to Service’ banquet on Saturday evening.
Former Premiers Dame Pamela Gordon Banks, Dame Jennifer Smith and Paula Cox were also acknowl...
DATE: Jan 13, 2014
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