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Two young Bermudian lawyers were recently called to join the Bermuda Bar Association.
Oonagh Goodred, the daughter of Crown counsel Leighton Rochester, and Vanessa Lovell took part in a double Call to the Bar ceremony recently in the Supreme Court.
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DATE: Jul 21, 1999
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Government has moved to encourage Bermudians seeking to pursue careers in the dental field.
Minister of Development and Government Services Terry Lister recently announced financial assistance is available for students training to become dental assis...
DATE: Jul 21, 1999
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commerce -- technology which could spell the death knell for companies which fail to keep up.
The bill -- which now goes to the Senate -- tells the world that Bermuda is "open'' for e-commerce, said Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb .
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DATE: Jul 17, 1999
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"social promotion'' is to end should be welcomed by all who care about public education.
Sen. Scott said on Monday that the practice -- which sees children who are falling behind in their studies promoted so they remain with children their own age --...
DATE: Jul 14, 1999
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announced the appointment of Dr. Larita Alford to the controversial post of the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.
However present incumbent and rival for the post Dr. Donald Peters received a stay of execution.
He will remain in the po...
DATE: Jul 13, 1999
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September will see an end to the practice of blindly promoting students to higher grades regardless of performance, Education Minister Sen. Milton Scott said yesterday.
Several other initiatives will be tried to improve public education which Sen.
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DATE: Jul 13, 1999
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Patrick Burgess
angry exchanges from both sides.
MPs agreed to three supplementary estimates -- one of which belonged to the former UBP administration -- which came before the House just five months after the PLP's first budget.
Opposition MPs raised concerns over t...
DATE: Jul 10, 1999
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Government has pledged to fund the building of the National Sports Stadium for the next three years.
It will plough $5 million a year for the next three years into the Prospect site -- in order to get the facility established.
MPs yesterday approved ...
DATE: Jul 10, 1999
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has taken a battering recently.
Two stories in yesterday's newspaper highlight the problem.
In one, a taxi driver is alleged to have issued racial epithets at a cruise ship visitor who is alleged to have accidentally hit his taxi. The driver is also ...
DATE: Jul 09, 1999
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equipment can be Dangerously Optimistic .
The crew of six people on the boat, by that name, sent out distress signals for help after the small boat became stranded on the reefs outside of Hog Bay Park in Sandys Parish around 9:45 p.m. on Monday.
The ...
DATE: Jul 08, 1999
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