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Local celebrities spent time behind bars on Friday as part of the third annual Celebrity Lockup fundraiser for PRIDE Bermuda.
Local celebrities, including Bruce Barritt, Patrina “Power Girl” O’Connor and Keevil “The Captain” Burgess were all publicly...
DATE: May 15, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith yesterday accused principals of being too quick to suspend students at the first sign of trouble.
She told the House of Assembly that headmasters were breaking the law by dishing out suspensions when they felt ...
DATE: May 15, 2011
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Maths virtuoso Israel Sanchez is contemplating a bright future in civil engineering as graduation draws near.
The S4 CedarBridge Academy student has been accepted into the engineering programme at Canada’s McGill University.
As a result the 16-year-o...
DATE: May 14, 2011
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Students at Warwick Academy may live on a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, but they can now tell you a thing or two about the world’s countries surrounding them.
The school recently hosted an International Day so that students could get to grips w...
DATE: May 13, 2011
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Charity founder Clement (Clem) Talbot has been hailed as a local hero for his contributions to Bermuda.
Mr Talbot was yesterday presented with the Bermuda CableVision Community Service Award, by the company’s general manager, Terry Roberson.
He was a...
DATE: May 13, 2011
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Three CedarBridge Academy students were withdrawn from the school yesterday after a fight injured two staff members, who attempted to intervene.
According to principal Kalmar Richards, a fight erupted near the end of lunch period yesterday between tw...
DATE: May 13, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Too many children are being suspended from public schools for “the wrong reasons”, Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith has claimed.
Forty-four students were suspended last month, she told the House of Assembly this morning.
Seventy percent of the ...
DATE: May 13, 2011
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Clem Talbot, founder of the Ross “Blackie” Talbot Charity Classic, was today honoured for the outstanding support he has provided to the community through this annual golf tournament and the Ross “Blackie” Talbot Foundation.
He was given the latest B...
DATE: May 12, 2011
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Big-hearted students are hoping the paper cranes they lovingly made will offer hope to those in need hundreds of thousands of miles away.
The origami handiwork of year four students at Warwick Academy is to be taken directly to the victims of Japan’s...
DATE: May 12, 2011
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A coalition of community groups will come together on Saturday to hold a fun day aimed at helping young people.
Youth Exploring Self YES will offer skateboarding, fun football and even lessons in hands-on scuba diving in a small tank at the event at ...
DATE: May 12, 2011
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