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Bermuda’s racial equity campaigners must step away from outdated models to attract white Bermudians, according to Canadian lawyer Kevin Comeau.
Mr Comeau told the Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday that many campaigners still use a “black authenticity” c...
DATE: Jul 25, 2012
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The Progressive Labour Party has done little to address the issue of racial inequality, according to the One Bermuda Alliance.
However a PLP spokesman said the Island has become fairer with more opportunities for all Bermudians since the party took p...
DATE: Jul 21, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Racial inequity persists in Bermuda despite a lack of any racist intent, according to Kevin Comeau.
But while he said many white Bermudians are unwilling to discuss the issue, making it difficult to make any headway, he said the coming general electi...
DATE: Jul 18, 2012
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Bermuda High School and Warwick Academy both boasted rising pass rates on the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme.
BHS saw their pass rates rise from 76 percent to 82 percent this year, while pass rates for Warwick Academy rose from 72 perc...
DATE: Jul 11, 2012
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Community members met this week calling for unity after last week’s fatal shooting.
Around 100 people came together at the First Church of God Monday evening, only a short distance from where Joshua Robinson was murdered.
Hosting the meeting, Glenn F...
DATE: Jul 03, 2012
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MPs gave their views on the future of Bermuda’s tourism industry during a wide-ranging debate on the new National Tourism Plan in the House of Assembly on Friday.
Kim Swan, who was elected as a United Bermuda Party MP, said that entrepreneurs decades...
DATE: Jul 02, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Adult Education School this week celebrated the graduation of 42 students and remembered the tragic loss of one.
Executive director Donna Daniels recalled her time with 18-year-old Malcolm Outerbridge, fatally stabbed on the Railway Trail in Warw...
DATE: Jun 28, 2012
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Tourism Board Amendment Act 2012 was passed in the House of Assembly last night, but not before a lengthy debate with questioning by the Opposition on specific clauses.
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert told his parliamentary colleagues that “every ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Keep Bermuda Beautiful has launched a new programme aimed at keeping public areas litter-free.
The Adopt-A-Spot programme, which is an updated version of the once popular Rockwatchers programme, invites residents to adopt a public space and commit to...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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Keep Bermuda Beautiful will this week launch a new programme hoped to encourage individuals and groups make a difference in their neighbourhoods.
The Adopt-A-Spot programme, which will be launched Wednesday afternoon, but 36 groups have already pledg...
DATE: May 28, 2012
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
