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A major report on the state of Bermuda’s 18 primary schools was published five years ago and detailed a litany of health, safety and security problems.
The Score report found problems at every school, with many said to be in a very poor state of repa...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The two primary schools that performed best in final year exams in three core subjects over the past decade will be shut under a Government proposal to transform the education system.
St George’s Prep and St David’s PS topped a table of average score...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
It is a task said to be “monumental” by David Burt, the Premier, and Diallo Rabain, the education minister – the transformation of the public school system to give every Bermudian child a chance to excel.
A consultation document
released in ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez has ordered the Cabinet Office to make a decision on whether to release records about an entertainment company which was lent $800,000 from the public purse.
The Royal Gazette requested the documents ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A magistrate has launched a legal action against the Commissioner of Police for unlawful arrest.
A writ was filed by lawyers at Resolution Chambers at the Supreme Court last week on behalf of Khamisi Tokunbo seeking unspecified damages.
Mr Tokunbo wa...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
An overseas company asked to redesign Bermuda’s public school system will be paid more than $2 million, it has been revealed.
A notice published in the Official Gazette on Monday said that Innovation Unit Australia New Zealand would get $2.1 million ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The Government is suing the Information Commissioner to avoid having to hand over records to her about the payment of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to former premier Ewart Brown.
Dr Brown, who owns two medical clinics, received the funds ...
DATE: Feb 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A pressure group which fought to end marriage equality in Bermuda is still “absolutely” against same-sex weddings but no longer raises funds, its chairman said.
Melvyn Bassett of Preserve Marriage and Family said the organisation – no longer a regist...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The Bermudian who launched the legal fight for marriage equality four years ago said he was optimistic about how it would end – and about the future for gay people on the island.
Winston Godwin said: “There are always going to be pockets of people wh...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The legal battle over marriage equality will be decided after a two-day virtual hearing which is due to start tomorrow in front of the Privy Council in London.
A panel of five judges at Bermuda’s highest court of appeal will hear the Government’s arg...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor