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Apart from a pledge to introduce "master principals" in schools, education got little more than a passing mention in yesterday's Throne Speech — prompting criticism from both opposition parties.
But new Minister Dame Jennifer Smith told a press confe...
DATE: Nov 06, 2010
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The five female Ministers in Premier Paula Cox's new Cabinet hold all the key portfolios, according to former PLP politician Renee Webb.
She told The Royal Gazette yesterday she was delighted to see so many hard-working women in the 13-strong team as...
DATE: Nov 02, 2010
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Readers of The Royal Gazette have told us some of the questions they want new Premier Paula Cox to answer and suggested what her top priorities ought to be.
More than 2,500 people logged onto our website for live coverage of the PLP leadership electi...
DATE: Nov 01, 2010
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True courage, a willingness to bring about change and a commitment to good governance — those are just a few of the qualities that commentators, activists and other public figures are looking for in the next Premier of Bermuda.
The Royal Gazette aske...
DATE: Oct 29, 2010
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"You have to speak from the heart and you have to say what you believe in," declared Dale Butler last night, after suffering a crushing defeat in his bid to become leader of the Progressive Labour Party.
The former Cabinet Minister won just two votes...
DATE: Oct 29, 2010
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US Attorney General Eric Holder would not characterise Bermuda as a tax haven, he stated yesterday.
Mr. Holder, paying a brief visit to the Island for talks with Premier Ewart Brown, answered questions from local media at a lunchtime press conference...
DATE: Oct 01, 2010
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Bermuda Sloop Foundation has distanced itself from a claim that the former captain of the Spirit of Bermuda left the Island due to a financial dispute between his wife and Government senator Walton Brown.
But the wife — Christen Pears, former managin...
DATE: Sep 28, 2010
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Government Senator Walton Brown has settled a long-running financial dispute with a former employee but been accused of harming an educational charity by taking so long to pay her.
Jay Kempe, deputy chairman of Bermuda Sloop Foundation, claimed yeste...
DATE: Sep 25, 2010
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The Berkeley Institute opened its doors to a new batch of students yesterday — all of whom will embark upon the Cambridge Curriculum next week.
The Ministry of Education is introducing the internationally-recognised curriculum in public schools in a ...
DATE: Sep 01, 2010
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A gang interventionist insisted yesterday that Bermuda's gangsters "definitely want peace" but said it couldn't happen without Government funding for mediation.
Pastor Leroy Bean, founder of anti-gang group CARTEL, told The Royal Gazette: "I just lef...
DATE: Aug 18, 2010
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