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The Progressive Labour Party’s pledge to phase out middle schools and revert to a two-tier public school system has come under question from Cole Simons, the Shadow Minister of Education.
Mr Simons noted that the Throne Speech had indicated that the ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 25-year-old man injured in a crash on Tuesday is in stable condition at the Intensive Care Unit of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The man, from Smith’s, was hurt in a collision between his motorcycle and an unmarked police car around 2.30pm, at...
DATE: Sep 25, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Freedom of information comes up for discussion on International Right to Know Day this Thursday, with a panel including Sam Strangeways from The Royal Gazette.
Qian Dickinson from Bermemes, and Jonathan Starling from Greenrock, will join Ms Strangewa...
DATE: Sep 25, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An estimated $40 million in fees has been lost as a result of fronting land purchases by non-Bermudians, MPs were told yesterday.
The sale of about 120
properties are under investigation.
Walton Brown, the Minister ofHome Affairs, told the House of...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A raft of business legislation will go before MPs today in the House of Assembly, as well as a Bill tightening the island’s crime-fighting regime.
MPs are set to debate the Companies Amendment (No. 2) Act 2017, along with the Payroll Tax Amendment (N...
DATE: Sep 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A shared commitment to peace will overcome the barriers presented to young people in Bermuda by gang violence, the local observance of International Peace Day heard.
In a ceremony at City Hall, diverse members of the community held hands in a circle ...
DATE: Sep 22, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Victoria Pearman, the Ombudsman for Bermuda, tabled her 2016 annual report earlier today in the House of Assembly.
The report was filed with the Speaker of the House on June 30, but could not be released until Parliament had reconvened.
According to ...
DATE: Sep 22, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Flora Duffy, who became the world’s top female triathlete with her second ITU World Triathlon Series victory, is to be recognised for her achievements by her alma mater, Warwick Academy.
The school is to dedicate its swimming pool to its alumna, nami...
DATE: Sep 21, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Abdussalam Musbahi, a prominent British urologist, has joined staff at the Brown-Darrell Clinic.
The surgeon has practised in the UK for the past 30 years, also serving as a senior consultant in Britain, Qatar and Libya.
Dr Musbahi specialises in dis...
DATE: Sep 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bullying and bad behaviour at an island primary school is ignored by education officials, worried parents have claimed.
Parents of pupils at Elliot Primary School said that their objections to the education ministry had fallen on deaf ears — and that...
DATE: Sep 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell