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Police commissioner Michael DeSilva outlined a three-pronged approach being implemented by the Bermuda Police Service to combat the rise in robberies.
Speaking at a press conference where he unveiled Bermuda’s end-of-year crime statistics yesterday ...
DATE: Feb 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The community surrounding Heron Bay Primary School would be negatively affected if the school were to close as proposed in the Bermuda Government’s school reorganisation plan.
This is the view of principal Lisa Swan, who said the school enjoys about ...
DATE: Feb 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Union of Teachers has implored education minister Wayne Scott to address “blind spots” in the school reorganisation (Score) report which it says lacks detail on a plan of action.
The union also criticised the minister for releasing the re...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Love is in the air but if you can capture it through a lens you could be in line for a host of prizes.
Petals has launched a Valentine’s photography competition that invites participants to enter a photo of them and someone they love.
Owner Nikki B...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Junior Minister for Education Leah Scott says the One Bermuda Alliance should consider a “staggered approach” to the granting of Bermudian and permanent resident status in the current climate.
The proposal, announced this month, would allow residents...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Staff and PTA executives at Gilbert Institute are holding an emergency meeting to come up with an action plan they hope will save the school from closure.
The Paget school is the island’s only one that provides services for the deaf and hard-of-hear...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The virtues of traditional marriage versus equal rights for all prompted plenty of discussion as pressure group Preserve Marriage held its “peaceful demonstration” yesterday lunchtime.
Hundreds packed the grounds of the Cabinet Building as the group ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The financial viability of reorganising the island’s primary school system remains unknown as the Bermuda Government-commissioned Score report indicates it was “unable to make an assessment of potential cost savings”.
According to the school reorgan...
DATE: Feb 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Shadow health minister Lovitta Foggo has branded the Bermuda Government’s plan to potentially close schools as “foolhardy, reckless and irresponsible”.
Ms Foggo was responding to the release this Monday of the full, 196-page school reorganisation (Sc...
DATE: Feb 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Four primary schools could face closure as part of the Bermuda Government’s School Reorganisation (Score) Plan but no decisions have yet been made.
Parents and teachers yesterday voiced concerns over the possible closures of Gilbert Institute, Prospe...
DATE: Feb 09, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan