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A new senator called for better online opportunities for Bermudians in his maiden speech yesterday.
Dwayne Robinson said that more could be done to keep Bermudian talent on the island.
Mr Robinson, 24, added: “We have a lot of social-media influencer...
DATE: Nov 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A botched attempt to introduce a new grading standard for schools has added extra stress to already under-pressure teachers, a union leader said yesterday.
Mike Charles, general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, added that the work involved...
DATE: Nov 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A fuel company launched its annual charity fundraising campaign yesterday.
Rubis got under way with its Fuelling for a Cause charity drive for the third year in a row.
Graham Redford, Rubis managing director, said: “As part of Rubis’s tenth anniversa...
DATE: Nov 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Senators urged the Government to focus on job creation yesterday and raised concerns about the provision of affordable housing.
A new line-up of legislators met to debate the Throne Speech, delivered by John Rankin, the Governor, earlier this month.
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DATE: Nov 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man found dead in a Sandys home was named yesterday as James Tucker.
Mr Tucker, 42, was found by police in an apartment on Somerset Road, on Tuesday, at about 11.15am.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by an on-call doctor.
Foul play is not susp...
DATE: Nov 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Students at a special needs school were given a new minibus yesterday by a reinsurance company.
Validus Re donated the “Smiley’s Bus” to the Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy to replace its ageing vehicle, donated 11 years ago in memory of a pupil who ...
DATE: Nov 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Courses in fintech, compliance and gaming are on the cards for the Bermuda College as part of a new five-year plan.
Duranda Greene, president of the college, unveiled details of its Vision 2023: Delivering Success plan at the Hamilton Rotary Club on ...
DATE: Nov 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Botanical Society scholarship was awarded to Amber Reid who received $3,000. She is attending Northeastern University in Boston and is in her fourth year studying for a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science. She is a past ...
DATE: Nov 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The Bermuda Community Foundation (BCF) has marked “Community Foundation Week” with the release of five Vital Signs® Summary Reports.
Last week, the BCF joined more than 1000 community foundations around the world in observing the occasion, which is d...
DATE: Nov 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados, invited Marie Beach, Department of Health, Healthy Schools Coordinator to participate in the “Beyond the Call to Action Event: Towards School Policies in support o...
DATE: Nov 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release