1146 results returned for search: "education AND " author Jonathan Bell
Emotions ran high as Victor Scott School parents protested Government’s decision to relocate popular principal Valerie Williams.
“It is not political,” Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith told a packed hall at the school last night. About 200 pare...
DATE: Mar 22, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
As his former girlfriend faces abduction charges in the US, thankful father Giovanni Burrows said his son is happy to be back home.
The 14-year-old, returned to the Island a month ago and enrolled in school, has spent “two thirds of his life runnin...
DATE: Mar 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Child abuse figures reported in Government’s Budget for the coming fiscal year contained a glitch, showing 179 less cases for 2010 than the actual figure.
Families Minister Glenn Blakeney revealed the error as MPs studied his Ministry’s spending, dur...
DATE: Mar 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Environment Minister Marc Bean criticised the One Bermuda Alliance for suggesting things in the Reply to the Budget that Government is already doing.
His speech was punctuated by frequent heckles from Government MP Glenn Blakeney of “copycat politics...
DATE: Mar 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Educators’ Council is undergoing a “restructuring”, with its offices expected to open in a new location next month.
Exemptions Committee head Helle Patterson said the BEC is to hire a new executive director, as the previous director’s con...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than $55,000 in financial awards and scholarships was given out to Bermuda College students.
The funds were contributed by 26 sponsors drawn from across the community.
Thursday’s ceremony at the college saw 36 students awarded funds to begin or ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Youth, Families and Sports walked away the biggest winner from the 2012/13 Budget, up more than 20 percent.
From last year's $62 million, expenditure for this Ministry is estimated at $75.3 million for the coming fiscal year driven la...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New Progressive Labour Party candidate, Cabinet press officer Scott Simmons, is to run in the three-way showdown for Constituency 31, Southampton West Central.
It will be a race between the United Bermuda Party’s incumbent Charlie Swan, the One Berm...
DATE: Feb 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith has released a series of teacher and student numbers for the Island’s public schools.
Dame Jennifer gave the number of teachers employed during the 2011-12 school year as: 53 for preschools; 303 for primary scho...
DATE: Feb 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Stringent requirements” govern the use of unlicensed teachers in Bermuda’s classrooms, according to educators who oversee the procedure.
Helle Patterson of Bermuda Educators Council spoke out after the Ministry of Education reported 22 exemptions ha...
DATE: Feb 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
