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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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Education Minister Randy Horton has praised a group of Bermudians who have successfully completed the Bermuda Teacher Induction Programme.
Mr. Horton told the House of Assembly on Friday that 25 teachers had recently graduated from the two-year schem...
DATE: Jun 24, 2008
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Government is to embark on a public consultation process ahead of implementing reforms in education.
Over the summer, the Ministry of Education is to present its draft five-year strategic plan to the public, via a website to encourage feedback from p...
DATE: Jun 24, 2008
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Education Minister Randolph Horton yesterday warned Whitney Institute Middle School that Government had powers to step in and take over.
Mr. Horton said the school's Board of Trustees were "obliged under the Whitney Educational Trust Act 1974 to prov...
DATE: Jun 24, 2008
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Education Minister Randy Horton last night accused bosses at Whitney Institute Middle School of attempting to "cause upheaval" by advising staff to prepare for the school's closure.
Mr. Horton said he discovered via the media that the school administ...
DATE: Jun 21, 2008
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Sam Strangeways