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Opposition Leader Marc Bean has decried the One Bermuda Alliance’s record of transparency, calling it “elusive, more so than any other time in the history of modern government in Bermuda”.
The broadside came at the close of Premier Michael Dunkley’s ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Opposition Leader Marc Bean has accused Bob Richards, the Finance Minister, of making a “bad bet” by borrowing $800 million for the Island on an expectation of rising interest rates.
Those loans were approved by Parliament in 2013, with Mr Richards t...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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It has been one year and seven months since the Committee of 25 for Handicapped Children lost its status as a charity.
One of the Island’s oldest and most recognised charities, the organisation had failed to submit audited financials — and remains of...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Mark Pettingill likened the Opposition’s Reply to the Budget to a children’s television show, while the Opposition deemed Government’s policy uncaring and overly reliant on taxation.
“Our philosophies are clearly diff...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Charles Gosling, the former Hamilton mayor, has confirmed that he intends to run for the position once again when City Hall is put to the voters in May.
Under newly approved legislation, business ratepayers and residents will get their own elections ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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A maths programme adopted by local schools has received high marks from students who have used it to further their education — and careers.
The initiative, known as the Math Springboard, places students alongside workers in the financial sector.
For ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Arts patron and flamboyant personality Doreen “Mac” Musson, one of the founders of what is today the Bermuda Society of Arts, has died at the age of 89.
A painter in her own right, Ms Musson helped establish the organisation, then known as the Societ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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A new type of “ghost” tour is in the works for St George: one that will provide work for local actors, as well as bringing figures from the Olde Towne’s history back to life.
The tours could be starting as early as next month, although the first few ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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Somersfield Academy is seeking a new head of school for the start of the 2016 academic year.
Three years after taking the post as the school set about enhancing its International Baccalaureate programme, Peter Harding announced he would retire in Jun...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
The Island’s dialect and unique vocabulary keep changing — but even as our speech evolves, it remains Bermudian.
A round-table discussion last night on the Island’s dialect brought together writers, artists and linguist Britanni Fubler to speak in fr...
DATE: Feb 25, 2015
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Jonathan Bell