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A Bermudian medical student aspiring to become a doctor but struggling to pay for her tuition is now able to continue studying — thanks to help from the Hamilton Rotary Club.
After providing $10,000, the organisation is asking for others who finished...
DATE: Feb 07, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
By Ira Philip
Educator Melvyn Bassett and former Ombudsman Arlene Brock were recently inducted as Fellows of the Bermuda College.
According to Bermuda College president Duranda Greene, they were selected because they’d made a significant difference t...
DATE: Feb 07, 2015
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Most businesses leaders believe Bermuda’s economy is improving — but their confidence in longer-term economic prospects remains fragile and more businesses are still cutting staff than hiring.
Those were some of the findings of a survey for the inaug...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Promoting the Island as a tourist destination through table tennis may be a first, but then few others members of the North American Table Tennis Union can boast such a setting ... “pink sandy beaches with the sun setting in the distant horizon on a ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
A rights campaigner who attended a controversial church event featuring members of a group that encourages people to “break free” from homosexuality told how she felt “traumatised” and “sick” when listening to the question and answer session.
Shari-L...
DATE: Feb 03, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Guiding visitors through a living piece of Bermuda’s history are dedicated National Trust student volunteers Josie DeBraga, Riley Ricketts and Shannon Mahoney.
The trio have been donning 18th century clothes and bringing the past to life on Saturdays...
DATE: Feb 02, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party Education Listening Tour continues this week with two more meetings.
Tomorrow the event will be at West End Primary School from 7pm and on Thursday, it will head to West Pembroke Primary School starting at 6.30pm.
Both me...
DATE: Feb 02, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The work of Bermuda’s school counsellors will be recognised this week as part of National School Counselling Week.
The initiative, which highlights the positive effects that counsellors have on students, runs from February 2 to 6.
This year it also c...
DATE: Feb 01, 2015
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All drink-driving offenders could find themselves being put through a mandatory alcohol education programme — a Throne Speech promise made back in 2011.
The DUI (Driving Under the Influence) Education School is optional for those found to be impaired...
DATE: Jan 31, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Government will look to consolidate schools, cap financial assistance and suspend the Agricultural Exhibition for a year to cut public sector spending by $6.4 million.
The cost-cutting measures were backed by the Bermuda Trade Union Congr...
DATE: Jan 30, 2015
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