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2008 marks the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Bermuda Constitution, and to celebrate the anniversary, The Royal Gazette's Newspapers in Education programme will run a series of six features on the Constitution and its role in the effective g...
DATE: Jan 08, 2008
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Government may be urging residents to cut down on energy consumption, but sustainable development campaigners say it is up to Ministers to take the lead.
The Island's dependence on traditional fossil fuels means we have a heavy price to pay faced wit...
DATE: Jan 08, 2008
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House prices kept steady as more condominiums went on the market in 2006, according to a Government report on the economy.
Growth in real estate and rent went up 0.8 percent for that year — much less than the five-year average of 4.6 percent.
Accordi...
DATE: Jan 07, 2008
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On the evening of Tuesday, December 18, Neletha Butterfield was celebrating with the rest of the Progressive Labour Party as both she and her party soared to resounding victories at the General Election.
Less than 24 hours later, Ms Butterfield was t...
DATE: Jan 07, 2008
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Veteran civil servant Joeann Smith is continuing to act as Chief Education Officer in the absence of a permanent appointment, the Ministry of Education revealed last night.
Eight months after a team of experts advised a CEO be installed immediately, ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2008
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Ellen-Kate Horton sent an e-mail to public school principals, teachers and Ministry of Education staff on Friday, December 21, at 4.31 p.m.
"Good Evening everyone," she wrote. "Earlier today, the permanent secretaries received appointments. I am extr...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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Teachers' union leader Mike Charles yesterday accused Government of showing "disrespect" by failing to tell the organisation that Ellen-Kate Horton had been moved from the Ministry of Education.
Mr. Charles, general secretary of Bermuda Union of Teac...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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A consultant drafted into the Ministry of Education temporarily last summer has had his $90,000-a-year contract renewed for another six months amid claims that the money could be better spent on another teacher.
Communications consultant Scott Simmon...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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January 2006: Rosemary Tyrrell is appointed Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education.
October 30, 2006: Randy Horton replaces Neletha Butterfield as Education Minister.
January, 2007: Mr. Horton orders a comprehensive review of public schools...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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A Bermudian gang expert has called for a national day of healing and a local approach to the Island's violence problem.
Dennis Watson is the chairman of the US National Youth and Gang Violence Taskforce in New York and was born and raised in Bermuda....
DATE: Jan 03, 2008
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