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An independent report into the CedarBridge Academy mould crisis was described last night as a “study in negligence and gross mismanagement” by Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons.
The former Opposition Leader said the damning document — produced ...
DATE: May 28, 2007
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It was conceived in the early 1990s as a flagship “mega school” at the heart of a massive reform of public education in Bermuda. But CedarBridge Academy, badly built and never properly looked after according to a hard-hitting report released last we...
DATE: May 28, 2007
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One student almost died and at least 13 others suffered illnesses which were “very probably” caused by mould infestation at CedarBridge Academy, a shocking new report reveals.
An independent panel interviewed almost 100 people in connection with the ...
DATE: May 26, 2007
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A public school choir, which recently picked up two awards for its performances, is to be featured on a local cable tourism channel.
The youngsters aged seven to 11 from St. George’s Preparatory School won the Spring into Praise competition organised...
DATE: May 25, 2007
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A children’s book which belonged to a young Bermudian girl almost 70 years ago has been returned to one of her relatives — thanks to The Royal Gazette
Canadian Susan Smith appealed in this newspaper for anyone who knew a Frances Charlton who lived in...
DATE: May 25, 2007
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A free minibus service aimed at stopping drunks from driving may be extended and could already have saved a life, according to the chairman of the Centre for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention.
Anthony Santucci told members of Hamilton Rotary this wee...
DATE: May 25, 2007
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A once-neglected area of Hamilton was transformed into a blaze of colour and activity yesterday as the Bermuda Day Heritage Parade went through the “back of town” for the first time.
A decision by Government to incorporate Court Street and the surrou...
DATE: May 25, 2007
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It was a classic Bermuda Day moment: a tiny majorette, decked out in turquoise and sparkling silver, stepped back from her fellow baton twirlers on Front Street and proceeded to perform her own un-choreographed moves. The little girl, who looked to b...
DATE: May 25, 2007
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Last year he was banned from the May 24 parade but yesterday the Island’s best-known drag queen walked the streets of Hamilton with pride as an official part of the Bermuda Day celebrations.
Mark Anderson, the self-styled Queen of Bermuda who goes by...
DATE: May 25, 2007
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A man dubbed the Human Calculator has been meeting schoolchildren and teachers all over the Island this week to get them excited about mathematics.
Mike Byster, a former US commodities trader believed to have one of the fastest brains on the planet, ...
DATE: May 23, 2007
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