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A US politician who sparked a row in Bermuda when he was refused permission to speak at a senior school has won a landslide victory to become mayor of Newark, New Jersey.
Cory Booker, who came to the Island in November 2004 to help the United Bermuda...
DATE: May 12, 2006
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The Auditor General has urged Finance Minister Paula Cox to step up efforts to curb overspending across Government departments.
The call for tighter control from Larry Dennis came in his latest report on Government finances, where it was revealed tha...
DATE: May 10, 2006
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Teachers at two schools have called a halt to a work to rule, can reveal.
Staff at Spice Valley Middle School in Warwick will officially return to normal working practices today after they took action over warning letters being placed on their person...
DATE: May 08, 2006
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A school which was targeted by an intruder earlier this year is to pilot a new plan for dealing with crises, Education Minister Terry Lister announced on Friday.
Mr. Lister told the House of Assembly that Spice Valley Middle School in Warwick was wor...
DATE: May 08, 2006
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The leader of Bermuda?s teaching union is calling for the cane to be used on unruly students in Bermuda?s public schools.
Mike Charles, general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT), said he advocated a return to corporal punishment being ...
DATE: May 08, 2006
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he first phrase that springs to mind after a two-hour chat with Mike Charles on the failings and successes of Bermuda?s much-maligned public education system is ?old school?.
Everything about him ? from his solid handshake, neat spectacles and perfec...
DATE: May 08, 2006
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After nearly a month of industrial strife ? which saw just over 1,000 strikers mushroom to 7,000 in a matter of weeks ? Government and the Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) finally settled the long-running wage dispute that first triggered the April 198...
DATE: May 06, 2006
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Visiting child expert Bob Lancer explained how parents? actions greatly impact a child?s life and often undermine their efforts to discipline the child.
Mr. Lancer is visiting Bermuda from Atlanta. he is a popular radio host and author. He was brough...
DATE: May 04, 2006
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Teen Pregnancy Month began on Monday with a proclamation by Health and Family Services Minister Patrice Minors. She urged all Bermudians to work together with their families, schools, parishes, churches and social organisations to reduce the amount o...
DATE: May 03, 2006
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The Bermuda TB Cancer & Health Association wants to encourage students to get involved in medical research by offering a $15,000 scholarship.
The association has been able to raise the funding for the Medical Radiation Sciences Scholarship Award thro...
DATE: May 03, 2006
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