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Bermudians are more likely to point the finger at poverty-stricken families rather than work together to ease their suffering.
This is the view of Senator Kathy Michelmore who yesterday expressed her concerns about the lack of progress in tackling B...
DATE: Jul 07, 2011
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Many young black men feel there’s no point enrolling at Bermuda College as it won’t give them the education they need to get good jobs, according to researchers from Columbia University.
Job opportunities are going begging because of the reluctance t...
DATE: Jul 05, 2011
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The Big Conversation on race should continue as some employers discriminate against black workers, according to researchers who investigated Bermuda's racial divide.
Columbia University scientists concluded Government should also introduce more pragm...
DATE: Jul 05, 2011
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Laws to protect whistleblowers are imminent, Premier Paula Cox announced as she promised a tighter rein on good governance.
Ms Cox also hinted loopholes which have allowed “unethical” behaviour will be closed, and promised legislation to improve tran...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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Street charity Youth on the Move wants to help deliver a training programme aimed at getting vulnerable young people into jobs.
The group, which assisted Columbia University’s recent study into young black males, says it has the experience and knowle...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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Many black Bermudian males don't go to college because they are taught so little about how to apply, according to researchers.
Columbia University's interviews with students showed the need for more resources to be poured into career and college guid...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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Teenaged boys end up being kicked out of school because of insufficient classroom support to deal with issues from their home lives, according to a new report.
Many young black males are exposed to violence and drugs or alcohol abuse in their lives, ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2011
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Progressive Labour Party MP Wayne Furbert is going back to school to do a doctoral degree in international business and finance.
Mr Furbert says he’s fulfilling a lifelong dream to pursue higher learning, and is doing it by e-learning to maintain his...
DATE: Jun 28, 2011
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Bermuda will be borrowing ideas from anti-gang initiatives in the United States as authorities try to get to grips with the Island's spiralling gun violence.
Methods championed by the Interagency Anti-Gang Task Force yesterday included Brooklyn's Sav...
DATE: Jun 10, 2011
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Crime
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Tim Smith
Shadow Health Minister Kathy Michelmore yesterday warned alarming obesity statistics could be about to get even worse as she urged Government to expand a new schools wellness programme.
Junior Health Minister Cromwell Shakir had said about 14 student...
DATE: Jun 09, 2011
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Tim Smith
