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Graduation rates rose by 47 percent over the past five years, according to Government figures.
Rates released by the Ministry of Education reveal an increase from 33 percent in 2004, to 80 percent this year.
The number is based on students who enroll...
DATE: Nov 06, 2009
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GCSE results for the Island's two public high schools were released by the Ministry of Education this week the first reported publicly since 2007.
Students at CedarBridge Academy and the Berkeley Institute achieved an overall pass rate of 43.8 percen...
DATE: Nov 06, 2009
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Children as young as three are being taught about the dangers of drugs, according to the new Director of the Department for National Drug Control Joanne Dean.
Ms Dean, who was appointed as the Director of the DNDC earlier this week, credits the rise ...
DATE: Nov 05, 2009
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The Corporation of Hamilton has revised its plans for a waterfront development — slashing the budget from a quarter of billion dollars to less than $200 million.
Mayor Charles Gosling told the first open board meeting at City Hall yesterday that the ...
DATE: Nov 05, 2009
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Sam Strangeways
Many people think there's no way back for the United Bermuda Party from here — but Bob Richards insists he's the man with the plan to make it happen.
Over the past few weeks, Mr. Richards has been sharing his plan for reform with Opposition members. ...
DATE: Nov 05, 2009
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One of the young black males recently shot in an incident linked to gang warfare on the Island, had been asking for help to find a job for the last two years.
But Youth on the Move director Carlton Simmons said he was unable to help the young man bec...
DATE: Nov 05, 2009
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The United Bermuda Party has called on Government to stop courting "hollywood glitz" and focus on education in the wake of a recent report on young black males.
And its Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons has called on a school for boys to be imp...
DATE: Nov 05, 2009
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A group fighting to eliminate discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation hopes to push through legislation by "education and respectful dialogue".
Two Words and a Comma says it will be monitoring the political arena closely in the coming wee...
DATE: Nov 04, 2009
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Bermuda's economy will worsen unless there is "substantial reform" according to a report released yesterday.
The Bermuda First report interviewed 66 leaders in commercial, non-profit and public sectors on the Island with the idea to plot a path of co...
DATE: Nov 04, 2009
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With more than 50 percent of young black males leaving the public school system before completing the full four years, Columbia Professor Ronald Mincy decided to meet with 18 boys who were on track to graduate from one of the Island's two public scho...
DATE: Nov 04, 2009
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