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Alex Scott has a simple message for politicians and civil servants who don't support the introduction of public access to information (PATI) legislation in Bermuda: "The Government serves the public, serves the people. Access to information, especial...
DATE: Jan 21, 2008
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Sam Strangeways
The Premier's wife was involved in a road crash yesterday afternoon which left a 45-year-old father-of-one in hospital.
Wanda Henton Brown was driving her beige Chrysler PT Cruiser along Pitts Bay Road in Pembroke just before 4 p.m. when the collisio...
DATE: Jan 18, 2008
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Sam Strangeways
Youngsters are aiming to raise thousands of dollars to save two open green spaces from development after adopting the Buy Back Bermuda scheme as their school project.
Former Premier David Saul visited students at St. George's Preparatory School last ...
DATE: Jan 09, 2008
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Sam Strangeways
A serving Police officer has launched an Internet blog calling on the community to "be courageous" and unite against violence and crime.
P.c. Allan Palmer, who is originally from St. Vincent and is understood to have been a policeman in Bermuda for a...
DATE: Jan 08, 2008
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Sam Strangeways
Police are remaining tight-lipped about an investigation into allegations that cheques from a company part owned by new Progressive Labour Party MP Zane DeSilva were forged.
The Royal Gazette revealed last month that a complaint was made on behalf of...
DATE: Jan 05, 2008
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Sam Strangeways
Ellen-Kate Horton sent an e-mail to public school principals, teachers and Ministry of Education staff on Friday, December 21, at 4.31 p.m.
"Good Evening everyone," she wrote. "Earlier today, the permanent secretaries received appointments. I am extr...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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Sam Strangeways
Teachers' union leader Mike Charles yesterday accused Government of showing "disrespect" by failing to tell the organisation that Ellen-Kate Horton had been moved from the Ministry of Education.
Mr. Charles, general secretary of Bermuda Union of Teac...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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Sam Strangeways
A consultant drafted into the Ministry of Education temporarily last summer has had his $90,000-a-year contract renewed for another six months amid claims that the money could be better spent on another teacher.
Communications consultant Scott Simmon...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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Sam Strangeways
A senior education officer from America who claims he was unlawfully sacked by Government has been ordered to get off the Island by tomorrow.
Dr. Craig Nikolai, who headed the research, measurement and evaluation team at the Ministry of Education, fo...
DATE: Jan 03, 2008
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Sam Strangeways
The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education has been moved to another role in Government — less than two weeks after apparently being promoted to the position.
Ellen-Kate Horton, sister of Education Minister Randy Horton, is understood to be...
DATE: Jan 03, 2008
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