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Hundreds of students were sent home from class and 20 schools were hit by industrial action yesterday, as a stand-off between Government and teachers rumbled into a second day.understands that at least 500 students had the day off yesterday amid what...
DATE: Jun 16, 2006
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One of the candidates vying to become the next president of Bermuda College has hired her own public relations firm.
Dr. Larita Alford, who lost out on the same job to American Dr. Charles Green in 2004, is being represented by Troncossi PR Consultan...
DATE: Jun 16, 2006
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A union leader warned last night that teachers could stage industrial action before the end of this term after scores of them stayed away from the Island's public schools yesterday. understands that between 40 and 50 teachers failed to show at five o...
DATE: Jun 15, 2006
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Bermuda's public schools could be brought to a standstill in September if a threatened strike by teachers goes ahead.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) has given the Ministry of Education 21 working days notice of strike action after claiming that ...
DATE: Jun 14, 2006
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The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will lobby for legislation which would ban the importation of exotic animals for entertainment purposes.
Dr. Andrew Madeiros said the SPCA feels that in light of the Environment Ministry?s decision...
DATE: Jun 13, 2006
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Robert E. Cawthorn has retired from his post as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bermuda Biological Station for Research after three years at the helm. Brian Duperreault has been elected to replace him.
According to the BBSR, Mr. Cawthorn (p...
DATE: Jun 10, 2006
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Premier Alex Scott?s annual pay packet is one step closer to shooting up 80 percent to $200,000 after the Government voted itself a hefty salary hike yesterday.
Under the plans ? which will now go before the Senate ? full-time Ministers would collect...
DATE: Jun 10, 2006
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A father of a Columbine High School shooting victim spoke about his pro-kindness programme, Chain Reaction, which will start in Bermuda?s schools in October.
Darrell Scott, father of Columbine victim Rachel Joy Scott, founded Chain Reaction, also kno...
DATE: Jun 08, 2006
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A protest was staged outside Cabinet yesterday in a show of support for a popular music teacher at the heart of a school contract row.
As they left their weekly meeting, Ministers were greeted by parents and about 25 pupils from West End and Southamp...
DATE: Jun 07, 2006
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A private school is looking for a new principal ? and hoping to get lots of applications from suitably experienced Bermudians. Roy Napier is retiring as Head of School at Bermuda High School for Girls (BHS) in summer 2007 and a replacement is being s...
DATE: Jun 06, 2006
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