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A motorcyclist suffered “very serious injuries” yesterday afternoon after a bike was in collision with a bus.
A police spokeswoman said the incident happened about 4.25pm.
She added: “Initial information suggests the vehicles were travelling in oppos...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hurricane Larry brought Bermuda grey skies and strong winds but left the island mostly untouched as it grazed the island yesterday.
The storm weakened to a Category 1 hurricane before it passed about 170 miles to the island’s east at 3pm.
Larry boast...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Construction has started in the East End that will bring a businessman’s restaurant empire to St George’s.
Marico Thomas, who took up part-ownership of the old George & Dragon pub in February, confirmed yesterday that he had started renovations on th...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Almost half the people who took part in a consultation survey disagree with the plan to introduce parish primary schools.
A tally of the entries in the Parish Primary School Consultation Submissions report revealed that out of a total of 108 parents,...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Lack of detail about how the Government plans to fund and implement parish primary schools in Bermuda was a common theme raised during public consultation.
The Government released three reports on the consultation including the the Parish Primary Sch...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The views of about 1,000 members of the community were released by the government in the Parish Primary School Consultation Submissions report.
Comments were made in favour of and against the government’s Parish Primary School Plan.
The vast majorit...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Members of the community hoping to save their schools put forward several alternatives to closure during the consultation on parish primary schools.
Elliot Primary School in Devonshire was the only school originally slated for closure under the Paris...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
“Grave concerns” were raised about students with special needs being separated from mainstream pupils, the consultation report has revealed.
Anonymous submissions were recently made public in the Parish Primary School Decisions report.
“There is grav...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government has prioritised public service, community and commercial use for the buildings that will be left after eight public primary schools close.
Alternative future uses for the sites were detailed in the Parish Primary School Decisions repo...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A philanthropic family have announced scholarships for 13 Bermudian students in partnership with the Knowledge Quest educational charity.
The Green Family Scholarship Fund gives the awards on the basis of need and academic capability, with priority t...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell