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The Corporation of Hamilton has been accused of wasting court time and taxpayer money for pursuing a legal case against the Government.
City Hall had requested a judicial review after Government took over financial control of the municipality in Dece...
DATE: Apr 03, 2014
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Middle School students across the Island are being asked to put their favourite teachers in line for a top award.
The Learning Disabilities Association of Bermuda has put out the request after launching its Middle School Teacher of the Year Contest. ...
DATE: Apr 02, 2014
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The Corporation of Hamilton has been “duped” into paying out $150,000 to a US organisation “created for the purpose of misleading third parties”, it is claimed.
For City Hall is understood to have signed up to host a convention for a new group called...
DATE: Apr 02, 2014
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Education Commissioner Edmond Heatley has dropped out of the running for a job in his native US.
Dr Heatley faced calls for his resignation after he applied for the post of Orleans Parish schools superintendent in December — just months after being h...
DATE: Apr 02, 2014
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Officials promise to clamp down on illegally placed signs following a proliferation of outdoor signage and a surge in complaints about “visual pollution”.
And Planning bosses have also issued guidelines regarding outdoor advertising in a bid to cut d...
DATE: Apr 01, 2014
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An East End tour boat operator claims he could go out of business if Government pushes ahead with plans to shut down the Swing Bridge.
And Jerry Correia of Ocean Breeze sail charters has also questioned why the bridge needs to be shut down for a full...
DATE: Apr 01, 2014
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Officials are refusing to say if a betting shop owned by Opposition leader Marc Bean has had its license renewed.
The Betting License Authority met last week to hear an application by Mr Bean’s company, Axum, to renew a bookmaker’s license for the Pa...
DATE: Apr 01, 2014
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Plans by an organisation of US mayors to hold a conference on the Island later this year could be sidelined following a court ruling.
For allegations that former National Conference of Black Mayors executive director Vanessa Williams was not authoris...
DATE: Mar 31, 2014
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Education Commissioner Edmond Heatley has come under fresh fire after claiming in a job application that he had increased public school approval ratings in Bermuda by a massive 70 percent in just four months.
And Independent MP Terry Lister has renew...
DATE: Mar 31, 2014
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Education
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Taxi dispatcher Aishah Muhammad is always willing to go that extra mile to help out her customers.
And her dedication to her job as an Island ambassador has now earned Ms Muhammad official recognition as the winner of the The Visitor Industry Partner...
DATE: Mar 28, 2014
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Gareth Finighan