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Two MPs on opposite sides of the House of Assembly shook up a long-winded and often repetitive debate on public education with impassioned outbursts last night.
Opposition backbencher Maxwell Burgess got the attention of members with a speech he admi...
DATE: Jun 23, 2007
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An arbitration hearing between teachers and the Ministry of Education over pay will take place next week.
The meeting was due to be held at the Department of Labour yesterday but was delayed by mutual consent, according to Mike Charles, general secre...
DATE: Jun 22, 2007
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An at-a-glance guide to what was discussed in DC last week:
* Tax was the topic dominating the majority of the talks with Senators and House of Representative members. The delegation sought assurances that the Island — home to numerous insurance and ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2007
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Technical education is enjoying a resurgence at the Berkeley Institute - with talented teenagers making the most of the new facility to create an array of items.
Visitors to the Pembroke senior school can view a stunning selection of students’ work i...
DATE: Jun 14, 2007
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Escalating violence between two rival schoolgirl gangs needs to be stamped out before someone is killed or seriously hurt, it was warned last night.
The battling factions — self-dubbed the Pretty Girls from Berkeley Institute and the Honey Dips from ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2007
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When paediatric therapist Julia Harper flew onto the Island last week to meet with autistic children and their parents she knew her time with them would be limited.
But it's amazing the difference an hour can make — as was proven by one little boy wh...
DATE: Jun 07, 2007
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A highly confidential list of CedarBridge Academy students who may have been made sick by mould has been made public because of a Ministry of Education mistake.
The names of sixteen students from the school who gave evidence in confidence to an indep...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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A single mother whose 16-year old son has been dogged by illness since he started at CedarBridge Academy told this week how she feared the cause was mould but could not afford to send him to another school.
The woman contacted The Royal Gazette after...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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The beleaguered principal of CedarBridge Academy last night (Tues) hit out at claims that she removed her daughter from a classroom suspected of harbouring potentially harmful mould but allowed others to work there.
Kalmar Richards issued a statement...
DATE: May 30, 2007
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Teachers who claim they were made sick by mould at CedarBridge Academy have praised an “unbiased” report on the crisis — but say it should have recommended the sacking of principal Kalmar Richards and others in charge.
The shocking report — produced ...
DATE: May 30, 2007
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