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The Government has been accused of using “excuses” to avoid answering questions on a controversial programme that costs taxpayers millions of dollars.
Opposition senator Robin Tucker made the allegation after asking questions in the Upper House on th...
DATE: Oct 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Pupils in Bermuda’s first signature learning programmes feel excited and that the lessons are “authentic”, senators heard yesterday.
Owen Darrell, the junior education minister, said that attitudes were positive after the launch of the schemes at the...
DATE: Oct 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A maritime careers programme attracted the highest number of participants to date in its latest cohort of young Bermudians.
The seven-week Endeavour Maritime Career Springboard Programme attracted 14 participants — ten male and four female.
Partnerin...
DATE: Oct 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government should reduce duty on all goods by at least 20 per cent to address the cost-of-living crisis, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union has asserted.
Chris Furbert was speaking at the first of four town hall meetings organised by ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Mental health services will see a boost in funding, the health minister assured yesterday.
Kim Wilson said that the cash injection, which was announced in July as part of a $15 million relief package, would help to meet the demand for more treatment ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A pilot Adopt-a-School programme aimed at introducing young people to the field of woodworking has already begun to make headway, according to organisers.
Rick Richardson, the president of Hamilton Rotary, said the group had partnered with the Bermud...
DATE: Oct 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s taxi association is calling on its members to unite to help to solve problems they face within the industry.
The Bermuda Taxi Owners and Operators Association has invited all of its members to attend a meeting tonight to discuss issues incl...
DATE: Oct 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Students at Bermuda High School will be able to sit A levels from September next year.
The British-based qualification will now be an additional option to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in years 12 and 13, to all students in Bermud...
DATE: Oct 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Students from Dellwood Middle School have returned from a trip on the high seas on board the Spirit of Bermuda.
The students set sail on Monday morning and spent four nights on the training schooner.
The voyage marked the first regular residential ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Public school teachers were to blame for not getting paid for September because they did not provide paperwork in time, Diallo Rabain, the education minister, told MPs yesterday.
Mr Rabain said they would get their salaries at the end of this week, ...
DATE: Oct 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
