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Whitney old boy Shaun Goater yesterday lamented the demise of his former school — and called for its trustees and the Ministry of Education to give it a stay of execution.
Mr. Goater says his time at Whitney Institute — where he met his wife Anita du...
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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THAT Bermuda is becoming more environmentally aware is a fact. The Government has launched recycling initiatives and public education programmes. Grocers are offering customers reusable bags to cut down on waste and the sustainable development charit...
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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A student disturbed by the number of recent deaths on Bermuda's roads has come up with a plan of action to save lives.
Justin Brangman has sent a two-page document to the chairman of the Road Safety Council detailing how he believes the Island could ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2008
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As Whitney Institute prepares to close its doors for the final time today, Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons called for one last effort to be made to save the doomed school.
Dr. Gibbons urged the Ministry of Education and Whitney Educational Tr...
DATE: Jun 26, 2008
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Work permit backlogs have been slashed since Government opted to return incomplete applications, Immigration Minister David Burch said yesterday.
He said since March, when he announced there were 4,000 applications on hold because of missing informat...
DATE: Jun 26, 2008
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Whitney Institute Middle School will close for good tomorrow, it was confirmed yesterday.
The Ministry of Education and the school's board conceded they had failed to end their row over repairs to Whitney's ageing building with each blaming the other...
DATE: Jun 25, 2008
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The Governor should hand over operational control of policing to Government, according to the Permanent Police Tribunal.
In its Bermuda Police Association Arbitration Award, the Tribunal report suggested the Bermuda Police Service was mismanaged, par...
DATE: Jun 25, 2008
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Governor Sir Richard Gonzey said yesterday in a speech to the Hamilton Rotary Club that he was happy with his level of involvement in politics on the Island.
"This is the only British Overseas Territory where the Governor does not sit in Cabinet and ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2008
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A student disturbed by the number of recent deaths on Bermuda's roads has come up with a plan of action to save lives.
Justin Brangman has sent a two-page document to the chairman of the Road Safety Council detailing how he believes the Island could ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2008
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A school at risk of losing its governing body is urging education chiefs to rethink their plans — with the help of a bright yellow badge.
The parent-teacher association at St. George's Preparatory School has dished out hundreds of Save Our Board of T...
DATE: Jun 24, 2008
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