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Premier Paula Cox is one of a handful of female leaders to be honoured by the International Women’s Forum.
Ms Cox will receive one of the IWF’s Women Who Make a Difference Awards, at a special event in San Francisco in October.
The awards are present...
DATE: Aug 28, 2012
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Warwick Academy students recorded an 86 percent pass rate in their IGCSEs this summer.
Forty-two out of 49 Year 11 students achieved five or more passes at Grade A* to C, according to a statement from the school released yesterday.
The success rate i...
DATE: Aug 28, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Charitable organisations in Haiti with Bermuda connections escaped major damage as Tropical Storm Isaac blasted the Caribbean nation this weekend.
Philip Rego, who operates the Feed My Lambs Ministry in Montrouis, reported that a tree fell on their n...
DATE: Aug 28, 2012
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Bermudian music student Julian Johnson is hitting all the right notes at school, but financial challenges are threatening his dreams.
The 20-year-old Berklee College of Music student says he’s been unable to apply for any significant scholarships.
He...
DATE: Aug 27, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Saltus Grammar School students scored an 89 percent pass rate in the latest GCSE results — up from 84 percent last year.
The figures — which represent Year 11 students who achieved five or more passes at Grades A* to C — pleased headteacher Ted Staun...
DATE: Aug 27, 2012
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
For long-standing Mirrors Programme volunteer Susan Jackson, the New Beginnings $1 Million Campaign represents an investment in a dream.
The corporate communications executive has seen firsthand how Mirrors can have a lasting effect on volunteers as ...
DATE: Aug 27, 2012
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Charities say they have been inundated with requests from parents unable to provide their children with school supplies for the coming year.
The Bermuda chapter of A Lott of Sista Love aims to help ten families struggling to buy uniforms, shoes and b...
DATE: Aug 27, 2012
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A debate on establishing a national lottery for funding the arts and sports will be proposed by the United Bermuda Party when the House of Assembly reopens in November.
And indications are that the two main political parties will not be opposed to th...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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With a new school year looming, Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith moved to allay parental concerns over Government’s public school restructuring — part of which was struck down in court at this month.
She also downplayed the continued absence of...
DATE: Aug 23, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
Belco presented 18 students with scholarships and awards totalling $153,750 for the coming academic year.
Company president Andrew Parsons said the students were selected from 53 applicants, “all of whom had outstanding academic records”.
“After a ...
DATE: Aug 22, 2012
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