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A total of 45 public high school pupils are enrolled in a college programme designed to give them a head start in the job market, the minister of education said today.
Diallo Rabain told Parliament that the Applied Technology Certificate Programme, ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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Education
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News Staff
A new law to improve care standards in nursing homes for the elderly is on the cards.
And Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, promised that enforcement powers will also be boosted to ensure standards are met.
Ms Wilson told the House of Assembly: “Th...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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A new set of standards for childcare was today unveiled in the House of Assembly.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that Bermuda had lacked formal standards for daycare providers and daycare centres, although regulations governing daycare have...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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Students of all ages got a salute on the steps of City Hall for their work learning the rhythms of Cuba yesterday.
Percussion professor Eddie Ming has trained 25 students of ages ranging from 5 to 82 in preparation for his second cultural and musical...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The news website Today in Bermuda has ceased operations.
Founder Carla Zuill posted on Facebook that she closed the website to become a life coach because she no longer felt passionate for the role.
Ms Zuill, who is now based in Britain, stated: “Tod...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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Dellwood Middle School students treated a packed auditorium to an encore of their contest-winning performance this morning.
The M3 drama students shared their multimedia piece with those in attendance at the Salvation Army headquarters on Reid Stree...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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Developer Michael MacLean abandoned court proceedings after he failed to win $156 million in compensation for the voiding of his development proposal for the Hamilton waterfront, Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs said yesterday.
The Bermuda ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A neighbour prevented a storage shed fire from spreading to a house in Warwick this morning.
The resident attacked the blaze with a hose in Dunscombe Road, shortly after 8am, according to the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service.
Firefighters later arrive...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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The Association of Fundraising Professionals has planted a cedar tree at a Warwick nature reserve to honour the charitable work of the XL Catlin Foundation.
Both XL and Catlin, major insurance and reinsurance firms now combined, have a long history...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Violent crime in Bermuda is a public health crisis, national security minister Wayne Caines told Parliament this morning.
Specifically addressing the impact of crime on the black community, Mr Caines noted that 35 black men had been shot and killed s...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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Politics
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