8 results returned for search: "" category ("Education" AND "News") author Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A member of the Big Blue Machine, the Somerset Cricket Club icon’s last act was to help mobilise opposition to the proposed closure of West End Primary School
DATE: Apr 08, 2023
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A lifelong teacher who ended up at the helm of the Adult Education School was an advocate for the island’s mature learners
DATE: Mar 22, 2023
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A beloved teacher with a flair for developing character in his students was recalled as an inspiration across decades in the island’s classrooms.
Alwyn “Ollie” McKittrick was also one of the founding members of the Teachers Rugby Club in 1961.
Irish-...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER 1943-2021
A former Commissioner of Education and educational historian who documented segregation in Bermuda’s schools has died.
Joseph Christopher was 77.
Dr Christopher, a former principal at Sandys Secondary Middle School, ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A history teacher and author of a groundbreaking book that helped lift the lid on slavery in Bermuda has died.
James E Smith was 82.
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs said Mr Smith wrote “extensively about slavery and the fight for Bla...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A Bermudian social worker and professor who forged strong links between Bermuda College and West Virginia University has died.
Doris Nicholas was 73.
Dr Nicholas, a strong supporter of Black students at WVU, spent 20 years as a faculty member in the ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A former teacher of roads death victim Oronde Wilson Jr said yesterday he was a promising student with a gift for science.
Mr Wilson, 28, died on Monday after his motorcycle crashed on Middle Road in Southampton.
It marked the first road death of 202...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A firebrand school principal in the United States whose tough love approach to pupils inspired the film Lean on Me has died.
Joe Louis Clark was 83.
Mr Clark’s link to Bermuda came through daughter Hazel Clark, a former Olympian and director of sport...
DATE: Jan 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer