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A class in Bermuda's history has been scrapped due to an almost total lack of interest.
The evening class on the Island's social and political history was scheduled to begin yesterday but was withdrawn because only three people enrolled -- and two of...
DATE: Sep 15, 1999
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Inflation is steadily edging up in Bermuda, with households on the Island paying on average some 2.6 per cent more for goods and services than they did a year ago.
The higher-than-normal rate of inflation was revealed in the latest figures published ...
DATE: Sep 14, 1999
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Teachers and parents have to share the blame for the Island's poor standards in reading, Opposition leader Pamela Gordon said yesterday.
And Ms Gordon defended her party's record on education while in Government.
Ms Gordon said: "You can provide fund...
DATE: Sep 14, 1999
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Dr. Donald Peters points up several issues of concern about the Bermuda College.
Clearly the College, which has built a reputation for high standards and should be a symbol of racial tolerance and integration, is badly divided. It seems likely that t...
DATE: Sep 14, 1999
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The Portuguese community represent nine percent of Bermuda's population, yet none of the Island's schools offer a course in the language.
From Bermuda College to private and public middle and senior schools, no Portuguese classes are taught. But that...
DATE: Sep 13, 1999
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by fire, will be fully linked up to the Internet thanks to a donation from a local business.
The school's insurers weren't willing to pay for an expansion to a cabling conduit needed to link new computers to the Web.
But a donation of $5,000 from the...
DATE: Sep 13, 1999
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Charges that Bermuda College vice-president Dr. Donald Peters has broken Bermuda law and should resign were levelled yesterday by Education shadow minister Tim Smith.
Dr. Peters' actions were also decried by head of the National Association for Recon...
DATE: Sep 13, 1999
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Twelve Secrets for developing good readers and good Bermuda Citizens: 1. Talk to your child at home. Love comes first and every day. Language comes next. A good night's rest, a good meal and lots of exercise helps to stimulate the mind.
2. Support t...
DATE: Sep 13, 1999
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Bermuda College bosses yesterday launched a mole hunt after shock claims that student numbers had seriously slumped. Meanwhile, under-fire college academic vice-president Donald Peters is understood to have launched a witch-hunt to track down the sou...
DATE: Sep 11, 1999
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practices are adhered to in the workplace, requires additional staff to be taken on.
Executive Director of the Commission for Unity and Racial Equality (CURE), Sharol Simmons, noted that a new post of Education Officer has been authorised to assist w...
DATE: Sep 10, 1999
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