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The Progressive Labour Party has outlined what it plans to implement in the first 100 days of office should they come to power.
An attempt to bring down the cost of living; an appointment of a Gang Violence Reduction Co-ordinator; a technology hub i...
DATE: Jul 14, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Driving tourism, balancing the budget books and boosting capital development were among a raft of plans the One Bermuda Alliance pledged in order to drive the economy forward.
This is according to Bob Richards who reiterated the plans set out in the...
DATE: Jul 14, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
A locally made children’s activity book exploring the history of Bermuda sailing through games, puzzles, fun facts and articles will help to install a sense of pride in the island, according to its creators.
The product by SJD World, a Bermudian gra...
DATE: Jul 13, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
School infrastructures have crumbled, ministers have repeatedly been chopped and changed, and students’ ever-evolving technological needs, according to many, have been neglected.
The past decade has not been particularly kind to Bermuda’s public edu...
DATE: Jul 12, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The future of middle schools — introduced two decades ago under the United Bermuda Party — is a topic that continues to divide opinion.
The Progressive Labour Party has pledged to phase them out, saying it would introduce signature schools at the sec...
DATE: Jul 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The One Bermuda Alliance pledged to prioritise seniors as part of an election campaign that will work to drive down health costs while incentivising the creation of care facilities and home care provision.
Health and seniors minister Jeanne Atherden...
DATE: Jul 11, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermuda High School student has become one of the 0.3 per cent of students worldwide to earn top marks in their International Baccalaureate Diploma.
Brianna Mendes scored 45 points out of 45 as BHS announced record results for its 2017 IB candidate...
DATE: Jul 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
While the political climate in Bermuda has been nothing short of thunderous over the past term, there are some issues both parties agree on in St George’s West.
Improving transportation, protecting the vulnerable and realising the potential to build ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
While the residents of swing constituency St George’s West are basking in the glow of a new hotel development, a boost in tourism and a buoyed local economy, they say there is still some work to be done in the Olde Towne.
We spoke to residents and bu...
DATE: Jul 06, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Students at East End Primary School have graduated from the school’s first Braille Club and the student who initiated the programme hopes it will spread to other schools.
Big-hearted P6 prefect Ronique Trott came up with the idea to launch the club w...
DATE: Jul 03, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan