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The Education Ministry has granted 22 exemptions to unlicensed teachers, allowing them to fill vacancies in the public school system.
Seventeen exemptions were announced in the House of Assembly last week by Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith.
Sh...
DATE: Feb 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The economy, education and crime are “the three pillars of concern” for the Bermudian electorate, One Bermuda Alliance leader Craig Cannonier told a public forum.
“People are telling us they’re confused by what’s going on, and the latest has been the...
DATE: Feb 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has done much to meet international benchmarks for legislatures, but there is still room for improvement, according to Kim Swan of the former United Bermuda Party.
In the House of Assembly on Friday, Mr Swan led the House in a debate on Commo...
DATE: Feb 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A town hall meeting debating the imminent National Budget heard a panel of Ministers hint at new initiatives for 2012.
These ranged from a likely increase in public transport fares predicted by Transport Minister Derrick Burgess, to Environment Minis...
DATE: Feb 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Job-seeker Laureen Bassett has lost count of the number of telephone calls and e-mails she has received since she took her job hunt public on East Broadway last month.
But another jobhunter has found the going has been tougher despite having an accou...
DATE: Jan 24, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
For young musician Malik Alick, a high point of day one at the Berkeley Institute was checking out the school’s music room. The 14-year-old S1 student ended up forming a band.
Along with Malik, the group, called Simply Perfection, comprises fellow st...
DATE: Jan 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Association of School Principals has hit out again at the Ministry of Education’s decision to parachute an executive principal into Prospect Primary School amid concerns about student performance.
The organisation issued a fresh statement yesterd...
DATE: Jan 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government’s controversial appointment of an executive principal to boost performance at Prospect Primary School has been officially endorsed for the first time by the school’s executive.
Following talks with the Ministry of Education, the Prospect P...
DATE: Jan 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The placement of a Temporary Executive Principal at Prospect Primary School, effective today, has been defended by the Ministry of Education as an intervention at a “low performing school”.
However, parents are said to be disappointed at the sudden a...
DATE: Jan 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Department of Education was accused of “flagrant disregard” by the Association of School Principals (ASP), as uproar followed what the teachers’ group said was an unexplained and disruptive reform of leadership.
An Education spokeswoman last nigh...
DATE: Jan 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
