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Students at all 18 public primary schools are expected to have sat a controversial exam identifying “gifted” students by the end of today.
Teachers at two schools had threatened to boycott the Otis-Lennon School Ability test (OLSAT) after claiming th...
DATE: May 13, 2014
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Education
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Gareth Finighan
Veteran policeman Paul Wright is the new Deputy Commissioner of the Bermuda Police Service following a swearing in ceremony at Government House yesterday.
Deputy Commissioner Wright began his law enforcement career in Humberside, England, in 1979 and...
DATE: May 13, 2014
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A rise in the number of patients requiring palliative care is increasing at such a rate that a new, purpose-built facility will be needed to care for a growing terminally ill people, it has been claimed.
Currently, Agape House is the only facility on...
DATE: May 12, 2014
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Extended repair works to a major route in and out of Hamilton should be completed by the end of the year, according to Government.
A section of the westbound lane of Palmetto Road was reduced to single lane traffic following a wall collapse on Perime...
DATE: May 12, 2014
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Police are continuing to investigate the discovery of a dead infant “in a mummified condition” near a Hamilton Parish graveyard.
The discovery was made by a landscaper on Friday in an area of undergrowth beyond the perimeter wall of the Holy Trinity ...
DATE: May 12, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Government is being urged to make cannabis immediately available for medicinal use, decriminalise personal possession of the drug as a priority, and consider eventually legalising it completely, according to an independent advisory group.
The finding...
DATE: May 12, 2014
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An Island-wide search for William Grange over the weekend has failed to find any trace of the Canadian tourist, who has been missing for ten days.
And last night Mr Grange’s son expressed his growing frustration and disappointment over his father’s m...
DATE: May 12, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
The Causeway was temporarily closed off to traffic after a military aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport this afternoon.
The stricken craft was seen circling the L.F. Wade International Airport shortly before 3pm. Eye-witne...
DATE: May 11, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s historical treasures are being celebrated in a series of events during Heritage Month this month.
A number of forts, some church towers and National Trust farmlands will be holding open houses today, enabling residents and guests the opport...
DATE: May 10, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Former Education Commissioner Edmond Heatley did not receive a severance package after controversially resigning from the post last month.
And Education Minister Grant Gibbons has also confirmed that the Ministry was unaware of a survey which, accord...
DATE: May 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
