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Awards were presented to the Bermuda Sloop Foundation and the Presidents of the West Indian Association and Vasco de Gama Club on Saturday in recognition of their community work.
The ‘Salute to Service’ ceremony was the eighth annual event hosed by C...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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Students at Elliot Primary School were treated to a careers fair in memory of beloved PE teacher Reynold Smith.
School principal Kimberly Creighton said family of Mr Reynold, including his stepdaughter Anika DeShields, took the event as a chance to c...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dellwood Middle School has been closed down this morning due to “plumbing/water problems”.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said that parents are currently being contacted by the school about picking up the students.
The spokeswoman said: “Efforts...
DATE: Jan 18, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Reopening the medical clinic five years after it was controversially shut, will offer a fresh start from its stigmatised history, said a physician who worked at the facility.
Stanley James said he welcomed news of Government’s pledge to bring the cli...
DATE: Jan 18, 2013
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Education charity the Reading Clinic has been gifted $1 million out of the pocket of its founder, Elizabeth Kitson.
Ms Kitson yesterday launched a foundation aimed at generating $100,000 annually for the Island’s young people.
The 94-year-old started...
DATE: Jan 17, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Funeral services were held for a war veteran honoured by medals dating back to 1939.
Owen Darrell was laid to rest as the only Bermudian known to have served on the dangerous Arctic Convoys in the Second World War.
He died on December 27, just one we...
DATE: Jan 16, 2013
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The family of a trusting pensioner conned out of thousands by an alleged drug addict have warned others to be on their guard.
“I’ve gotten an education into how older folks get picked on by career criminals,” said former SPCA officer Debbie Masters, ...
DATE: Jan 16, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
The Department of Education is looking for a new Commissioner of Education to replace Wendy McDonell, who is expected to retire this year.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education said: “The present Commissioner of Education has exceeded her 65th ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2013
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A security firm has been given the green light by the Bermuda Police Service to step up patrols neighbourhoods and the City of Hamilton to combat crime.
The new city patrol programme launched by Security Associates last year to stop vagrants from loi...
DATE: Jan 10, 2013
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Government is moving ahead with a technical education initiative started under the previous administration.
Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz has officially launched the initiative, aimed at “promoting a sustainable workforce,” according to a press ...
DATE: Jan 09, 2013
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