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Five scooters specially built by JetBlue staff in Bermuda have been donated to two of the Island’s children’s charities.
The airline company combined a team building day with helping out the community. Employees worked together to build the scooters ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A social inquiry report was ordered for 40-year-old woman who solicited cash, pretending it was earmarked for a charity.
Fredericka Fox, of Pembroke, admitted in Magistrates’ Court to dishonestly obtaining money. The Angle Street resident said she wa...
DATE: Jan 18, 2011
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Government's Adopt-a-School Programme has raised $70,000 towards the upkeep of the Island's public schools.
In the latest donation, the Ministry of Education announced that Somerset Primary School had received $10,000 from the Green Family Scholarshi...
DATE: Jan 15, 2011
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Appeals will not be heard from the parents of eight students expelled from Saltus Grammar School, according to school trustees head Will Cox.
A 14-year-old student was sent to hospital with a fractured rib, minor concussion and bruising, following a ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2011
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than a million dollars, hundreds of volunteers and thousands of prayers were sent to Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010.
Days after the natural disaster had wreaked havoc on the impoverished Caribbean natio...
DATE: Jan 12, 2011
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There is a long road ahead to rebuilding Haiti, but local charity Cornerstone Foundation is determined to make a difference one mission trip at a time.
Foundation president Pastor Gary Simons has so far led the organisation on seven mission trips to...
DATE: Jan 12, 2011
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Some aid efforts in Haiti are still continuing.
If you want to help, do so by donating your time or funds to the below charities.
Cornerstone Foundation operates feeding and missions programmes in Delmas, Port-au-Prince and can be reached on www.cf...
DATE: Jan 12, 2011
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Despite an overwhelming amount of donations and support that poured in from the local public, many aid workers are still concerned not enough has been done for Haiti.
The Royal Gazette asked several key players in the relief effort to share their ho...
DATE: Jan 12, 2011
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A memorial service will be held for former principal of Gilbert Institute Gervase Marson this Saturday.
Mr Marson passed away on December 14 at the age of 90.
The former principal came to Bermuda from England in 1954 with his wife Elsie, who goes by ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2011
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A total of 57 percent of Bermuda’s households have now taken part in the census an improvement on the 51 percent figure that stood in November.
However, the official in charge of the operation admitted yesterday that participation must “climb at a fa...
DATE: Jan 11, 2011
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