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Education Minister Randy Horton claimed on Friday that teachers' complaints about having to cover too many classes — which have now been referred to a tribunal — were unfounded.
Mr. Horton, in a statement rebutting the Bermuda Union of Teachers' (BUT...
DATE: Apr 21, 2008
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Applications are now being accepted for a new public health scholarship named in honour of a legendary union activist.
The Dr. Barbara Ball Public Health Scholarship is aimed at Bermudians studying nursing, occupational therapy, speech therapy, mater...
DATE: Apr 21, 2008
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All of the Island's MPs and senators have declared their financial interests voluntarily on a register which can be viewed by members of the public.
The Register of Interests — held by the clerk at the House of Assembly — was introduced a decade ago ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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Bermuda College is developing a strategic ten-year plan in order to "move forward to a brighter and more dynamic future".
The publicly-funded college, which has seen falling roll numbers in recent years, is calling the initiative Imagine BC 2018 and ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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A media organisation representing more than 1,300 print publications is urging Government not to use official advertising as a "weapon of reprisal" against The Royal Gazette.
The Miami-based Inter American Press Association has written to Premier Ewa...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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A public school teachers' strike appeared to be off last night after Labour Minister David Burch referred their staffing row to the Labour Disputes Tribunal.
Sen. Burch's move — one day before the expiry of the union's 21-day strike notice — means it...
DATE: Apr 17, 2008
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A series of public information sessions will be held on a new law aimed at protecting seniors from abuse from professional carers.
The Senior Abuse Register Act 2008 was recently passed by Parliament and will mean the names of those working in reside...
DATE: Apr 16, 2008
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An arts charity has praised the West End Development Corporation (Wedco) for listening to tenants' concerns and shelving plans to impose a marketing fee on commercial Dockyard tenants.
The Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard would have struggled to survi...
DATE: Apr 15, 2008
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The two quangos which manage the West End and the former Baselands are likely to merge, according to the chairman of both bodies.
Walter Lister told The Royal Gazette that the West End Development Corporation (Wedco) and Bermuda Land Development Corp...
DATE: Apr 15, 2008
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The Ministry of Education has asked Government lawyers to help draw up "proper protocols" for dealing with staffing issues after settling out of court with an education officer who claimed unlawful dismissal.
Dr. Craig Nikolai, a senior education off...
DATE: Apr 14, 2008
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