74 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Other" author Fiona McWhirter
A group of women are better equipped for the world of work after they took part in a programme designed to boost their skills and self-esteem.
The group was the first to take part in the Transformational Support Services programme, run by the Women’s...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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Kayakers will take to the water this weekend to complete a loop of the islands in aid of a child sexual abuse prevention charity.
They will be joined by surf skiers and paddleboarders for the fifth annual Kayak For Kids, to raise money and awareness ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2020
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Prosecutors ruled there was not enough evidence to press criminal charges against two teenagers in connection with an attack on lambs last year, it has been revealed.
The news came after the two were arrested in April 2019 in the wake of a social-med...
DATE: Sep 09, 2020
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A cross-section of supporters who helped a back-to-school campaign raise more than $155,000 showed “Bermuda cares”, one of the organiser’s said.
Gina Spence, founder of the social services charity Gina Spence Productions, added that about 1,000 child...
DATE: Aug 31, 2020
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An association set up to promote the welfare of serving and former Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers has launched a scholarship fund, it was announced yesterday.
Major Preston Gill, a serving RBR officer and president of the Royal Bermuda Regiment Asso...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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Construction industry leaders are disappointed after an annual government grant set up to support training programmes was suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Construction Association of Bermuda said it hoped talks with the Department of ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2020
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Three young people won gift certificates after they took part in a competition to express their thoughts on emancipation.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Community Affairs and Sport, congratulated first place winner Harmony Seymour, runner-up Melissa ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2020
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A fresh call for the public, businesses and the Government to back non-profit organisations was made yesterday as they battle the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Bermuda Foundation warned in a report that the charitable sector was “lar...
DATE: Aug 05, 2020
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A combination of home clear-outs and redecorations may have been a boost to a new shop set up to raise funds for charity.
Barbara Belton-Brown, a board member at Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda, which opened its ReStore last month, said that the vent...
DATE: Jul 29, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
A sign to mark Mary Prince Emancipation Park was unveiled in honour of the enslaved Bermudian who gained her freedom and became a hero of the abolitionist movement in Britain.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Community Affairs and Sport, said that publ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter