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Opposition ministers demanded to know why Government was not recruiting more male teachers during a House of Assembly debate on education. said just 18 percent of those teaching in the public school system were men and that that figure was largely un...
DATE: Mar 08, 2006
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All appeals against the suspension of students from public school were quashed in the last year, the Education Minister has revealed.
told the House of Assembly on Monday that parents appealed the suspensions for bad behaviour ? six from senior schoo...
DATE: Mar 08, 2006
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Government is not taking seriously the problem of children being sent to school without breakfast, it was alleged this week.Shadow Race Relations Minister told in the House of Assembly: ?I don?t think you understand the depth of this problem.?
His U...
DATE: Mar 08, 2006
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Teachers angrily hit back last night at a Government backbencher?s claims that they are failing the Island?s public school students.
Michael Charles, general secretary of Bermuda Union of Teachers, described former minister Renee Webb?s comments in t...
DATE: Mar 08, 2006
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Public school students? attainment levels have not risen in the past 13 years despite the introduction of new tests, according to the Shadow Education Minister.
Neville Darrell told the House of Assembly yesterday that the Terra Nova test which pupil...
DATE: Mar 07, 2006
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Government backbencher Renee Webb yesterday launched a scathing attack on Bermuda?s public school system ? singling out teachers for the harshest criticism.
The outspoken former PLP minister gave a rousing speech on the ?disturbing? state of the Isla...
DATE: Mar 07, 2006
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It?s always seemed to me like the perfect way to spend a sunny Saturday morning: taking your pet dog out to the beach for a run along the sands and a brisk splash in the sea.
I?ve spent many an hour ? both in Bermuda and at home, back in the Northeas...
DATE: Mar 04, 2006
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Bermudian property developers Alan and Vera Rosa Marshall declared themselves delighted yesterday after a judge ruled that they can sell their $45 million St. George's mansion to a foreign buyer.
The couple hugged one another after Puisne Judge Geoff...
DATE: Mar 04, 2006
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The SPCA shelter in Paget is currently looking to re-home four dogs. Prospective owners will be interviewed by staff at the shelter and a home visit may be arranged to ensure the dog is going to a suitable family. All the dogs at the shelter are neut...
DATE: Mar 04, 2006
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Government?s 2005 decision to ban Bermudians from selling homes to foreigners was branded ?unlawful? and ?an abuse of power? by a Supreme Court judge yesterday.
Puisne Judge Geoffrey Bell ruled ? in a case involving the Island?s most expensive reside...
DATE: Mar 04, 2006
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