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How many times have you almost knocked down a ‘third laner’ trying to switch lanes? How many times have you experienced erratic driving because a motorist is too busy texting? How many times have you seen a mangled bike at the side of the road?
The ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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It was not so much what was said, it was the order in which it was said that was instructive.
Jobs, debt, jobs, small business, entrepreneurs, jobs. That was the first seven pages, then came tourism and then crime. Hitting all the right buttons early...
DATE: Feb 09, 2013
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Yesterday, this newspaper called for shock tactics to be used to address our behaviour on the roads in the wake of five deaths in as many weeks.
Today, on this page, Joseph Froncioni, a former chairman of the Bermuda Road Safety Council, says: “Speed...
DATE: Feb 05, 2013
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Allegations made against Education Minister Nalton Brangman by Walton Brown that he did not take some qualifications mentioned on his CV are extremely serious.
In the overall scheme of things, the actual qualifications referred to are really neither ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2013
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Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley in today’s paper says he supports doing away with conscription — music, no doubt, to the ears of many a young man in Bermuda.
But is it the right time to go down that route? Question: What are some of the major ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2013
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One of the most important recommendations to be adopted out of the Hopkins Report on education was the implementation of an internationally recognised examination for Bermuda’s students.
Prior to this, public schools were limited to Bermuda exams, w...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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Government has been claiming in Town Hall meetings that GCSE pass rates this year are 90 percent or higher — using G as a pass.
Despite repeated requests from this newspaper, the Ministry of Eduction is refusing to release the detailed results until ...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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It’s no coincidence that both Premier Paula Cox and Opposition Leader Craig Cannonier referred to the past as in, let’s not go back there in their opening salvos of the election campaign.
Ms Cox said: “You have a choice in this election. Let’s move ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2012
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The long wait is over and the general election is finally underway.
It is not hyperbole to say that this election is critically important to Bermuda’s future.
Never before has a free election been held against a backdrop of such severe economic pro...
DATE: Nov 10, 2012
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The coming election will no doubt see a barrage of statistics, all aimed at showing either how bad things are or what a splendid job the Government is doing.
Thus it was no surprise to see the Progressive Labour Party pick over the terrible statistic...
DATE: Oct 25, 2012
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