131 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Court"
A newly-minted lawyer said family and a strong support system helped her along the path to success.
Ojeda Smith, an associate in law firm Wakefield Quin’s corporate department, added their example meant she was committed to helping other people in th...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A newly minted barrister and mother of one said that her five-year-old son inspired her to get through her studies.
Arielle DeSilva, 28, explained that she stayed the course for the sake of little Noah, despite hitting major obstacles, including a fa...
DATE: Nov 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An educator told the Supreme Court that the Bermuda Union of Teachers had blocked him from running for union office after he sought to raise serious concerns with members.
Leonard Santucci, the BUT representative for the Berkeley Institute, had calle...
DATE: Nov 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two Bermudian women shared the spotlight after they were Called to the Bar on the same day.
Kaisha Wilson and Zantae Dill, both 23, were welcomed into the legal profession on October 15 after they each completed a year of their two-year training with...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A trained actor traded the stage for the real-life drama of the courtroom, a Call to the Bar has heard.
Izabella Arnold, whose first degree was in theatre and dance, was welcomed to the legal profession at an online sitting of the Supreme Court on Mo...
DATE: Oct 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who shoved a police officer during a fracas over the Cup Match holiday has been given a chance to turn his life around.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe gave Sadune Raynor, 27, a 12-month conditional discharge so that he can further his education ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A veteran teacher who sued the Government after she was passed over for the role of Commissioner of Education will have to pay half of the Government’s legal costs.
Gina Tucker argued in court that she was not given a fair chance at the job, which wa...
DATE: Sep 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 30 services and programmes are offered to help people in the island’s prison system, a Government spokeswoman said.
She added that a refusal to take part in some core courses could affect release dates and parole chances.
The Department of ...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The parents of a Bermudian teenager who took her own life at a US treatment centre have launched a lawsuit against the facility over her death.
Kirsta Simons, 17, had been sent to West Ridge Academy in Utah by the Family Court under the care of the D...
DATE: Jul 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The granddaughter of a trailblazing barrister followed in her footsteps when she was Called to the Bar yesterday.
Ariana Caines pledged to live up to the legacy of her late grandmother Dame Lois Browne-Evans, the first Black woman barrister in Bermud...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson