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A CANADIAN boarding school that educated scores of Bermudian girls over several decades was burned to the ground by arsonists last month.
Alma College was recognised as one of the top ten most endangered heritage buildings in Canada, noted for its im...
DATE: Jun 13, 2008
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Government is spending close to $15 million a year on foreign consultants in seven ministries, the Opposition United Bermuda Party said yesterday.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards attacked what he described as a massive reliance on overseas exper...
DATE: Jun 13, 2008
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For more than 30 years, Cornell Fox, who donated blood every three to six months, managed to supply more than 50 pints of lifesaving blood to Bermuda's hospital.
His regular visits to the Blood Donor Bank at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will...
DATE: Jun 13, 2008
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Two six-graders who aspire to change the world, will attend a United Nations environmental youth conference next week in Norway.
Jahmali Bridgewater, 10, and Noah Marshall, 11, were selected among 11 worthy applicants to attend the 2008 Tunza Interna...
DATE: Jun 13, 2008
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Would-be journalists are being reminded that tonight is the chance to find out about what it takes to become a reporter.
Media professionals have teamed up with Bermuda College to launch a new course in journalism, which it is hoped will start in Sep...
DATE: Jun 12, 2008
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An underwater photographer dedicated six years of his life to capturing images of Bermuda's marine life.
Bermudian Ron Lucas, has published his findings in 'Bermuda Reef Portraits', an 88-page, full-colour book, published by Bermuda Zoological Societ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2008
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Public school teachers have taken out a full-page advert citing "grave concerns" about educational reform in today's edition of The Royal Gazette.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) notice repeats claims that the Ministry of Education has "largely i...
DATE: Jun 12, 2008
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Schoolchildren must be taught black history to help Bermuda shed the legacy of segregation, anti-racism author Tim Wise told a meeting last night.
Mr. Wise attacked schools which teach about the discovery of the Island and the achievement of democrac...
DATE: Jun 12, 2008
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Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons called last night for proper debate in the Senate on a law granting new concessions to the Coco Reef Resort.
Premier Ewart Brown shut down discussion on the Hotels Concession (Coco Reef Resort) Order 2008 in th...
DATE: Jun 11, 2008
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American anti-racism author Tim Wise will speak this evening (Wednesday) at a public forum on segregation in schools.
Mr. Wise has been brought to the Island by Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB) to conduct workshops for local and internatio...
DATE: Jun 11, 2008
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