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Ousted Home Affairs Minister Randy Horton admitted yesterday that he was shocked and saddened by the Premier?s decision to move him to the Ministry of Environment in favour of union firebrand Derrick Burgess.
An ashen-faced Mr. Horton quoted Winston ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2006
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Opposition MPs have renewed calls for an arbitration hearing between Government and the contractor initially hired to build the new Berkeley Institute to be held in public.
Shadow Finance Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said yesterday that the decis...
DATE: Sep 01, 2006
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Students who fail to make the grade at Berkeley Institute will be stopped from moving up to the next year group with their classmates in a bid to improve the school?s graduation rate.
Principal Michelle Simmons said yesterday that the school was drop...
DATE: Sep 01, 2006
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Inspirational US teacher Ron Clark is to speak at a one-day conference aimed at galvanising all those working in Bermuda?s public education system, can reveal.
Rosemary Tyrrell, the Ministry of Education?s new Permanent Secretary, has organised the e...
DATE: Aug 28, 2006
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Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert yesterday called on Government to hold an immediate referendum on Independence ? and revealed that if one was held he would vote against Bermuda going it alone.
Mr. Furbert called a press conference at United Bermuda P...
DATE: Aug 11, 2006
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Shadow Education Minister Neville Darrell is calling for a definitive textbook tackling Bermuda?s history to be produced and included on the public school syllabus.
Mr. Darrell told there were no ?seminal texts? detailing the Island?s heritage and sa...
DATE: Aug 08, 2006
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The Prime Minister of Dominica has publicly severed ties with a Bahamian businessman who claimed he was bringing a host of stars to Bermuda for an awards ceremony.
Roosevelt Skerrit announced in parliament that he had terminated the Government?s rela...
DATE: Jul 28, 2006
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The gang violence of the weekend makes it more important than ever to celebrate Bermuda?s young achievers, Education Minister Terry Lister told an awards ceremony on Wednesday.
He told students who have picked up scholarships and grants to help furth...
DATE: Jul 28, 2006
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Community Affairs Minister Dale Butler declared himself ?very worried? about the Human Rights Commission last night after it emerged that its chairman has resigned and its lead civil servant is still involved in disciplinary proceedings.
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DATE: Jul 28, 2006
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Deserving students picked up scholarships worth thousands of dollars from the Government at a ceremony yesterday.
Six young people who plan to become teachers were each given awards of $10,000 a year for up to three years by Education Minister Terry ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2006
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