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Race activist Eva Hodgson has reissued a challenge to the United Bermuda Party to publicly acknowledge that whites were responsible for segregation and still benefit from its long-term effects.
The founder of the National Association for Reconciliati...
DATE: Aug 13, 2007
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The name of a much-loved Bermudian firefighter who died aged just 42 is being kept alive at a Kenyan orphanage for children who have lost their parents to HIV/Aids. The Royal Gazette found out more about the Hayward Community Orphanage Program.
The l...
DATE: Jul 30, 2007
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Two CedarBridge Academy staff who believe they have been made ill by mould at the school have been fired for using up all their sick leave.
The women one an administration assistant and receptionist and the other a secretary were given letters of ter...
DATE: Jul 26, 2007
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Teachers and other education workers threatened Government with industrial action yesterday if they continue to be left out of plans for reform in public schools.
The warning shot was fired at a press conference held by Bermuda Union of Teachers, the...
DATE: Jul 19, 2007
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Government was last night accused of stifling debate on the CedarBridge Academy mould crisis after failing to allow MPs to discuss a damning report in the House of Assembly.
Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson said she was “not only disappointed bu...
DATE: Jul 10, 2007
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When Gregory Slayton answers questions about himself, his work in Bermuda and his plans for the future, he invariably starts his responses with the word “we”.At first it’s a little disconcerting until it becomes clear that he hasn’t adopted a pretent...
DATE: Jul 09, 2007
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Teachers’ union leader Mike Charles is calling on Government to issue clear statistics on the number of students graduating from the two senior public schools. The general secretary of Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) spoke out after figures released ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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An arbitration hearing on a long-running dispute over teachers’ pay began yesterday — with a decision expected from the tribunal panel early next week.
The closed hearing at the Department of Labour heard evidence from Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT)...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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Bermuda’s public school graduation rate appears to have leapt by an astonishing 34 percent this year — and could rise even higher once summer school is out.
The vast increase in the number of students graduating from the Berkeley Institute and CedarB...
DATE: Jul 03, 2007
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Principals, teachers and others working in the Island’s public schools will meet tomorrow to air fears that they are being left out of plans for crucial educational reform.
The leaders of Bermuda Union of Teachers, the Association of School Principal...
DATE: Jun 27, 2007
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