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The Department of Education is hopeful that TN Tatem Middle School will reopen on February 20 after being forced to close the facility owing to mould and air- quality issues.
Students and teachers have been working with the department and teachers to...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Mount Saint Agnes Academy will be joining in on the international celebration of Catholic Schools Week beginning on Sunday.
Past and present students, parents and staff are encouraged to take part in a host of events to “reconnect” and raise awarenes...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Robin Hood footballers and netball players brought some Christmas cheer to children in the war-torn city of Gulu in Uganda by donating an array of gifts.
Operating with the charity Children of Hope, the Bermuda club gave footballs, footballs kits and...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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The fittest of the fit flexed their muscles yesterday as the America’s Cup Community Grinding Challenge got under way.
Now, after the Cup’s “ironmen” displayed their strength and endurance, it is the public’s chance to show whether they have what it ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Opportunities exist for Bermuda’s young people to contribute to research in the field of water management and sustainability, according to Bermudian scientist Tarik Smith.
Mr Smith is to speak tomorrow at the Bermuda College’s annual Science Week whi...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Telecom company BTC Digicel was unable to secure Bermudian workers for 85 short-term positions that went to staff from overseas, according to Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Home Affairs.
She spoke after the large-scale hire over the weekend...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Accounts (PAC) is set to host its next public hearing tomorrow examining spending by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
The committee has invited officers from the BTA to discuss matters arising out of t...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The dream of experiencing South Africa’s big cats up close came with a crucial lesson for three locals who made the trip to volunteer at a sanctuary for the animals.
“Most people have this romanticised view of Africa and what is has to offer — wild a...
DATE: Jan 24, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
When talk turned to how St Anne’s Church in Southampton could commemorate its 400th anniversary, Ruth Thomas knew she wanted to do something special.
None of her ideas felt quite right until she heard of the vestry’s plans to fill the last empty wind...
DATE: Jan 24, 2017
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Gombey dancer and father of two Terry “Termite” Simmons was last night remembered by family as a devotee of the quintessentially Bermudian art form.
Mr Simmons’s passion for the Gombeys will shine this Saturday, when the island’s troupes gather to pa...
DATE: Jan 24, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell