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GOVERNOR Sir John Vereker is refusing to comment on recently revealed allegations of corruption within Government.The allegations, revealed in this newspaper four weeks ago, were made during a two-year fraud squad investigation into the disappearance...
DATE: Jun 29, 2007
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THE island’s public school system could be on the brink of meltdown where teachers operate in a climate of fear, according to a damning report by overseas experts.
And the findings also hinted at wider problems in the island, including allegations of...
DATE: Jun 15, 2007
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PREMIER Ewart Brown is facing an internal party revolt from both MPs and grass-root supporters over the Bermuda Housing Corporation scandal, according to a Progressive Labour Party source.And yesterday Dr. Brown declined to answer questions about his...
DATE: Jun 08, 2007
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PREMIER Ewart Brown was one of the subjects of a two-year police investigation into allegations of corruption at the Bermuda Housing Corporation, the Mid-Ocean News can reveal. And a host of other Government MPs — including former Premier Jennifer Sm...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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CEDARBRIDGE Academy should undergo massive structural renovations in order to avoid further outbreaks of mould contamination, according to a team of experts.And it is understood investigators claimed poor maintenance and the failure of Government to ...
DATE: May 04, 2007
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PREMIER Ewart Brown is facing fresh charges of cronyism from within Bermuda’s construction industry over the awarding of Government contracts.Correia Construction Ltd. has recently secured several multi-million dollar contracts to build Government pr...
DATE: Apr 20, 2007
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Education reform is a complex and challenging process, acknowledges the United Bermuda Party’s Dr. Grant Gibbons. Many different groups influence the education system, and they often represent competing interests. In addition, the perfect education s...
DATE: Apr 20, 2007
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BERMUDA is suffering from an educational divide in which both black and white students are “doomed to a lifetime of substantially lower earnings”, according to the Opposition United Bermuda Party.And unless standards in the public school system impro...
DATE: Apr 06, 2007
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CAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep open a medical clinic for the poor will present a petition of more than 3,000 signatures to Premier Ewart Brown (pictured) on Tuesday.And one protester has challenged Dr. Brown to a head-to-head television debate to hamme...
DATE: Apr 06, 2007
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PREMIER Ewart Brown has hinted Government is prepared to hold a referendum on Independence — but only after Bermudians are “educated” on the issue.And the British Broadcasting Corporation has also quoted Dr. Brown as claiming Bermudians wanted a Prem...
DATE: Mar 23, 2007
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