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which have been free of tax for 30 years.
Dr. Beresford Swan has slammed Customs officials after learning he was liable for duty on the tools with which he has been updating his medical knowledge for the last three decades.
And in a bizarre twist, he...
DATE: Jun 27, 2000
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For me, one of the most satisfying aspects of writing is the removal of words.
Once having spewed forth upon the page, I relish irradicating redundancies, improbable metaphors and failed ideas.
But editing oneself can be difficult if, to use a saying...
DATE: Jun 27, 2000
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public education should be required reading for anyone who is concerned about the Island's schools.
Dr. Peters, who made the comments in yesterday's Royal Gazette , stated that 70 percent of applicants to the College from public schools failed to mee...
DATE: Jun 27, 2000
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standard -- but tried to assure parents that steps were being taken to lift results.
Acting Education Minister Nelson Bascome said he agreed with Bermuda College vice president Dr. Donald Peters that children were not receiving the schooling they des...
DATE: Jun 27, 2000
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There has been a 33 percent drop in road accidents compared to last year, the Home Affairs Minister announced in the House of Assembly on Friday.
And Police continue to test vehicle mounted cameras and legislation allowing the equipment is being draf...
DATE: Jun 26, 2000
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The vice president of Bermuda College has called for the Education Ministry to be disbanded after claiming students were leaving high school with an average ability of a 13-year-old.
Dr. Donald Peters told The Royal Gazette academic standards in the ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2000
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As Bermudians we must not merely focus on the present and the future to the complete exclusion of the past. Forgetting the past can endanger the future.
The past is important because Bermudians that have gone before us created a solid foundation econ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2000
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Adderley put to the Minister the Honourable W. Alex Scott, on December 17, 1999.
Mr. Adderley: Question one: The first question that we would like to ask is how many GP vehicles has the Government replaced since November 8, 1998, and what cost per v...
DATE: Jun 23, 2000
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Merciless parents are using their children to peddle drugs on the streets of Bermuda, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Police Commissioner Jean-Jacques Lemay exposed the shocking truth behind some of the Island's ruthless drug pushers who would go so lo...
DATE: Jun 22, 2000
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action against drug dealers in their neighbourhood -- but were reminded that tackling crime was a community effort.
"This is the first time we've seen a Police car up here in three weeks,'' said one man at the public meeting at Pembroke Community Cen...
DATE: Jun 21, 2000
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