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A guitarist and aspiring music producer with a passion for charity work and a diligent approach to his studies has been named the Island's top teenager of 2009.
Matthew Witkowski was found by the judges of this year's Outstanding Teen Awards to be "a...
DATE: Mar 16, 2009
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A ten percent increase in the cost of insurance premiums for basic hospital care was criticised by Opposition MPs in the House of Assembly.
The new rate for the minimum level of cover which employers must provide insurance for — known as standard hos...
DATE: Mar 13, 2009
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The "gift of free tuition" at Bermuda College has boosted its student numbers, Education Minister El James said this week.
But his Opposition counterpart Grant Gibbons questioned the claim, arguing that figures obtained by him suggested the student p...
DATE: Mar 11, 2009
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He readily admits it could give a person nightmares — but David Saul could not be more pleased with the stunning "sea serpent" he has carved from cedar.
The monster in question is actually an eight-foot long depiction of an oarfish — a little-known c...
DATE: Mar 11, 2009
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Former teacher Lovitta Foggo had the final say on public education during a debate in the House of Assembly.
The Government's Chief Whip told MPs that societies which fail to invest in high-quality schooling for children ultimately pay the price by e...
DATE: Mar 11, 2009
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Flagstone Re boss Mark Byrne has been appointed chairman of a newly revamped and permanent Board of Education.
Belco President Vince Ingham is the new deputy chairman and other members include PLP MP Ashfield DeVent, businessman Darren Johnston and F...
DATE: Mar 09, 2009
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MPs have approved legislation which will allow Government to increase its overdraft from $15 million to more than $110 million this year.
The Temporary Loans Amendment Act 2009 was passed in the House of Assembly on Monday evening and will enable Gov...
DATE: Mar 04, 2009
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It costs almost four times as much to keep a prisoner at Westgate as to educate a child, Opposition MP Patricia Gordon-Pamplin claimed in Parliament this week.
The Shadow Works and Engineering Minister said a way of deploying resources more effective...
DATE: Mar 04, 2009
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The Berkeley Institute has defended its discipline standards after an e-mail was sent around the Island describing an alleged attack by one of its female students on a girl from Warwick Academy.
The incident at Hamilton Bus Terminal last Thursday, wh...
DATE: Feb 24, 2009
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Education got the second biggest chunk of Friday's Budget, with $149.1 million to be spent in the coming year.
The allocation — almost $6 million more than was budgeted for the Ministry in 2008/9 — will include extra spending on teacher training, the...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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