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to take a library course on it.
Conducted by Joanne Brangman, head of the Bermuda National Library, the Library Research Skills for Parents course offered by the Community Education Development programme will begin in the new year.
It is not the firs...
DATE: Dec 14, 1999
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Government last night denied Opposition claims that it had no coherent plan for tourism, as Tourism Minister David Allen asked the House of Assembly for an extra $1 million.
Mr. Allen claimed the industry would reap the rewards of the extra spending,...
DATE: Dec 11, 1999
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high level of traffic on the roads that the Transport Ministry has floated the idea of reducing or eliminating the Paget/ Warwick ferry services.
Part of the concern for the Transport Ministry stems from the reduction in passengers due to the closure...
DATE: Dec 10, 1999
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through the use of a new reporting system.
The change has been so marked that the Ministry of Education is planning to use its attendance recording system throughout public schools.
After speaking with the Ministry's truancy officer Leonard (Shinah) ...
DATE: Dec 10, 1999
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After parents at a Southampton primary school were told that playground equipment was not a necessary part of the curriculum, they took matters into their own hands.
The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) at Southampton Glebe Primary School held a read...
DATE: Dec 10, 1999
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Shadow Education Minister Tim Smith has called for an inquiry into collapsing morale in the teaching profession.
He said the recent sickout and threats by teachers to boycott after-hours activities as they stuck to a 35-hour-a-week deal indicated dee...
DATE: Dec 09, 1999
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After nearly 100 days as Government's top truancy officer, Leonard (Shinah) Simons says efforts to improve school attendance are beginning to work.
While he admitted that the truancy problem was serious, Mr. Simons yesterday told The Royal Gazette th...
DATE: Dec 08, 1999
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problems for the education system.
Teachers say that an arbitration decision which states that they should be paid overtime for any work done outside the 35 hours they are required to be at school is unworkable because they cannot verify how many hou...
DATE: Dec 03, 1999
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Education Minister Milton Scott remains confident most teachers will still be able to carry out all their school duties despite their vote to stop work after 35 hours each week.
Senator Scott said most people work more than 35 hours a week, but he wa...
DATE: Dec 02, 1999
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or at weekends in response to an arbitration ruling over working hours.
Bermuda Union of Teachers general secretary Mike Charles said his members will work no more than the mandatory 35 hours a week because they are not being paid for the overtime.
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DATE: Dec 01, 1999
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