186 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Editorials"
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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This week's report on educational attainment confirmed what was already known but bears constant repetition; education leads to better incomes.
The difference between a secondary school graduate's median salary ($55,367) and a person with a Bachelor'...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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One of the unintended consequences of giving British passports to British Overseas Territories citizens is the recent trend of mothers departing to Britain with their children.
It is easy to fall into the trap of assuming that all of these mothers a...
DATE: Sep 22, 2012
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MP Charlie Swan’s plans to bring a motion in the House of Assembly calling for a national lottery to be used to fund youth development in sports, arts and music is in line with this newspaper’s long-standing position on gambling.
For about two decad...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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Rating Bermuda’s performance in the London Olympics — or any sporting event for that matter — is not a job for the fainthearted, as The Royal Gazette’s sports department found out last week.
Comments that Bermuda fell short of medalling and that the...
DATE: Aug 14, 2012
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Chief Justice Ian Kawaley’s decision last week to block the transfer of two school principals was a remarkable victory for parents.
Care has to be taken not to overstate its importance, but it seems likely that it means that the Ministry of Education...
DATE: Aug 09, 2012
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Any beliefs that Bermuda had somehow “solved” the Island’s shooting murder crisis must have been dispelled this weekend when the Island recorded its second shooting murder of the year.
To be sure, this is a far cry from the terrible period of 2009 a...
DATE: Jun 25, 2012
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The Bermuda Union of Teachers has thrown its support behind the transfers of some 40 teachers within the Island’s middle and primary schools, despite the trauma it may cause.
In fact, the move is a knock-on effect from the creation of permanent dep...
DATE: Jun 11, 2012
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