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Bermuda’s young people have the potential to play a major role in local politics, a Progressive Labour Party open forum was told this week.
Addressing more than 200 people at the Bermuda Industrial Union Sweeting-Ball Memorial Hall on Monday, 23-year...
DATE: Oct 14, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda must face the challenges facing the Island’s seniors, according to Age Concern chairperson Erwin Adderley.
Speaking at a Progressive Labour Party open forum on Monday, Mr Adderley said the ageing population is causing a greater burden on the ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2015
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Bermudian students are being offered scholarships by Pittsburgh Technical Institute thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Workforce Development.
A $5,000 scholarship is being offered for all students pursuing a 12-month certi...
DATE: Oct 14, 2015
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The Island’s top students were celebrated last night at a packed auditorium for the Commissioner’s Vision Awards, a police initiative for each of Bermuda’s schools.
“Be honest about everything you do and say, be positive no matter what the circumstan...
DATE: Oct 13, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
The emphasis was on “freedom of choice” at Bermuda’s first International Day of the Girl event yesterday.
Females were invited to choose from multiple activities at the free event held at the National Stadium.
The day, first declared by the UN in 201...
DATE: Oct 12, 2015
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It has been a tough but incredible recovery for young Leighnae Lowe, who was 6 when doctors at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta discovered a tumour in a critical area of her brain.
After an uncommon and potentially risky operation, Leighnae is flouri...
DATE: Oct 12, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Heron Bay Primary School is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. The pivotal landmark in the eastern end of Southampton has well-served the expectations of its founders: to provide a sound and proper education for students.
A host of activiti...
DATE: Oct 10, 2015
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More than 20 members of the community were trained at the weekend to become facilitators of a sexual-abuse prevention training programme.
Police officers, corrections officers, members of the church community and representatives from schools were a...
DATE: Oct 09, 2015
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Early education and awareness is key to protecting children from sexual abuse, according to Family Centre’s executive director.
Martha Dismont said treatment of convicted offenders was the next most important step to reduce reoffending.
However, the...
DATE: Oct 09, 2015
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A pair of Saltus Grammar School students has started building wooden replica models of the catamarans that will be used in the 35th America’s Cup.
Aiden Young and Jamie Sanders, who are both in secondary year two, have completed the hulls of an AC4...
DATE: Oct 08, 2015
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