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The school leaving age is to be raised to 18 in a bid to ensure all students stay in education long enough to graduate.
Education Minister Randy Horton announced the change at a press conference this afternoon after releasing the dates of a series of...
DATE: Apr 24, 2008
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An education programme aired on TV was hit by technical glitches with many calls from the public having to go unanswered.
The new education programme, called PRISM, was aired simultaneously on radio and TV last week and according to a statement from ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2008
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A black Bermudian airport Customs officer has appealed a tribunal decision that ruled discrimination played no role in him failing to be promoted.
Troy Caines claims he applied for the Assistant Collector of Customs position, but was denied the promo...
DATE: Apr 24, 2008
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The Bermuda Union of Teachers says it has documents proving Education Minister Randy Horton wrong in a row over absent teachers.
The Minister has quashed claims from the union that teachers are too often expected to cover classes for missing colleagu...
DATE: Apr 24, 2008
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The 12th Annual Rubber Duck Derby kicked off yesterday with a new goal of $160,000 to raise for the Friends of Hospice.
BELCO along with Friends of Hospice launched the derby in BELCO's lobby with representatives from both sides. The derby race will ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2008
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Premier Ewart Brown has issued a sombre appeal for motorists to exercise safety.
Dr. Brown, also Minister of Tourism and Transport, was speaking during the launch of Road Safety Week by the Road Safety Council, together with Acting Assistant Police C...
DATE: Apr 22, 2008
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Staff formed a picket line outside Universal Electric in a row over pay.
About 15 workers protested at the firm's Serpentine Road base, claiming management's proposed 3.9 percent wage increase is unacceptable. They say the previous year's rise of 3.3...
DATE: Apr 22, 2008
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Education Minister Randy Horton claimed on Friday that teachers' complaints about having to cover too many classes — which have now been referred to a tribunal — were unfounded.
Mr. Horton, in a statement rebutting the Bermuda Union of Teachers' (BUT...
DATE: Apr 21, 2008
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It's no secret children won't eat their salads, they want their broccoli doused in cheese and they refuse anything that isn't fried, dumped in grease or salted.
Now try to feed more than 100 testy tots salads, yoghourt and granola without it ending u...
DATE: Apr 21, 2008
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The United Bermuda Party will be around to fight the next General Election, Opposition Leader Kim Swan pledged yesterday.
He conceded there has been discussion among members as to how the UBP should move forward, but insisted the group is united in i...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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