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The headteacher of a primary school has hit back at claims that the high results of Bermuda's TerraNova tests for six-year-olds were due to cheating and cajoling by teachers.
Mary Lodge, who has been the principal of St. George's Prep School for thre...
DATE: Aug 16, 2001
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An unprecedented workshop on racism is getting rave reviews from participants. The workshops, sponsored by the Commission for Unity and Racial Equality (CURE) and the Human Rights Commission, were for whites only.
The idea raised eyebrows and some cr...
DATE: Aug 16, 2001
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Hot on the heels of Commission for Unity and Racial Equality's (CURE) white on white seminars comes the announcement of a series of open forums for black people only.
The talks, on black on black relationships, are planned for the month of October wi...
DATE: Aug 16, 2001
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Minister for Education Senator Milton Scott has this week signed off an agreement with Wheelock College in Boston for the Island's first-ever teaching training programme.
He said on Monday that he was due to fly to meet with administrators at the US ...
DATE: Aug 15, 2001
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In honour of the 114th birthday of Marcus Garvey, one young Bermudian is dedicating his thesis about the black nationalist leader's ties to the Island, to the Bermuda National Library.
Quito Swan, 27, who recently graduated from Howard University wit...
DATE: Aug 14, 2001
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Minister of Education Senator Milton Scott last night announced the results of the controversial tests for primary two pupils - and said students faired better than those in the US.
He said the results suggested that reduced class sizes in the early ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2001
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Five students were given thousands of dollars in cash from the Bank of Butterfield to help them with their studies yesterday.
There were two scholarship winners who get $20,000 per year for up to four years.
Oxford University and Bermuda High School ...
DATE: Aug 07, 2001
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Bermuda last year saw a sharp increase in the number of dog attacks and incidents around the Island, the latest Government figures have revealed.
The number of incidents reported to dog wardens and animal welfare officers shot up by 35 percent on the...
DATE: Jul 30, 2001
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The Pension Commission's first annual report was tabled in the House of Assembly on Wednesday.
Appointed in 1999, the Commission regulates and promotes the national pension scheme which mandates that all employers provide private pension plans.
Accor...
DATE: Jul 30, 2001
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Children who think wearing helmets while riding their pedal bikes is uncool should look to top local cyclists like Elliot Hubbard, Kris Hedges, and Jonathon Herring - who always wear helmets, a prominent local doctor said.
Paediatrician Dr. Bente Lun...
DATE: Jul 27, 2001
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