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Team StreetSafe and the Inter Agency Gang Taskforce (IAGTF) are “alive and kicking”, according to Jeff Baron.
Speaking in the Senate on the Throne Speech and the Opposition’s official Reply, the Junior Minister for Public Safety noted that Marc Bean ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
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Bermuda’s Youth Parliament opened its latest session yesterday afternoon, continuing its mission to empower young Bermudians.
In a speech opening the 2014-15 session, Youth Premier Dejanee Hill-Edwards said: “It is no secret that in today’s society, ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2014
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The Beachfest Emancipation Celebration made a bigger mess than organisers hoped this year, but it still took a step toward becoming a “green” event.
The Chewstick Foundation, Beachfest’s organisers, attempted to make the event environmentally friendl...
DATE: Nov 10, 2014
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Shadow Minister of Education Lovitta Foggo has reiterated calls to dismantle the middle school system following recent academic results.
However Education Minister Grant Gibbons has refuted a suggestion by Ms Foggo that the Hopkins Report recommended...
DATE: Nov 03, 2014
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Health Minister Jeanne Atherden has denied Opposition suggestions that the Government is “abandoning” seniors.
Ms Atherden said the Government was steadfast in its commitment to seniors, saying: “We believe that seniors are an invaluable resource to ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2014
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The National Training Board and the Department of Workforce Development will host a pair of town hall meetings next week to discuss the National Training Plan.
A Ministry spokeswoman said that meetings would take place on Tuesday and Thursday at both...
DATE: Sep 19, 2014
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The North Village Community Club is set to formally open its new education centre at Bernard Park, offering youth members a place to study.
Last year the sports club announced plans to move two portable, prefabricated classrooms from Dellwood Middle ...
DATE: Sep 04, 2014
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Premier Michael Dunkley called Public Access to Information (PATI) legislation set to be debated tomorrow as a “big step” towards a more open, accessible and accountable Government.
In a statement this afternoon, Mr Dunkley said: “Tomorrow, I will le...
DATE: Jul 17, 2014
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Bermuda College is striving to bring its annual financial statement up to date before next spring as it prepares to seek re-accreditation.
Education Minister Grant Gibbons yesterday tabled the school’s 2006 to 2009 Audited Financial Statements statin...
DATE: Jul 12, 2014
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Former Ombudsman Arlene Brock has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, according to US Consul General Bob Settje.
The scholarship will allow Ms Brock to spend a semester at Boston’s Northeastern School of Law, where she will parti...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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