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Bermudians left waiting on “crumbs” from the island’s economic recovery will have “a seat at the table to share the full meal”, the Progressive Labour Party vowed as legislators returned to Parliament.
Pledging to “face the issues of division in our ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Education chiefs have done a U-turn on a controversial 11th-hour plan to move children with autism to different schools.
Commissioner of Education Freddie Evans has sent a “sincere” apology to parents and teachers.
Dr Evans wrote to them and said: “...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Hair served as the “hook” to get youngsters to an event designed to display community support.
The annual Back 2 School Extravaganza offered free haircuts to boys, braiding for girls, and supplies ahead of the start of the school year. Yesterday’s e...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Dellwood Middle School is to open to students on Wednesday despite Ministry of Education plans to relocate pupils to alternative buildings in Hamilton.
The school has been undergoing major works including mould remediation.
Yesterday, education min...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A fleet of minibuses is to be used on school runs to supplement traditional buses.
Minister of Transport Walter Roban said the move would help “alleviate the pressure on the regular bus fleet” which is in a “state of disrepair” that had “reduced the...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Governor John Rankin has delivered the Progressive Labour Party’s first Throne Speech in nearly five years.
Below is The Royal Gazette’s blow-by-blow account of today’s proceedings. For our full story, visit http://www.royalgazette.com/politics/artic...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A living-wage policy is on the cards as the new Progressive Labour Party government outlined its plans for its first year in power.
The Governor, John Rankin, who delivered the Throne Speech to mark the start of Parliament yesterday, said: “To ensure...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda High School for Girls students scored 40 per cent A* or A grades in their GCSE and IGCSE results for 2016-17.
That figure compares with the 24 per cent achieved by girls in Britain, according to a press release from the school, which stated: ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Several of the Progressive Labour Party’s newest MPs say their focus will be on fulfilling the work of the people when Parliament resumes this week.
Christopher Famous, Tinee Furbert and Renée Ming are among the new party MPs that will sit when the ...
DATE: Sep 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Bermuda’s first non-segregated school is celebrating 120 years of education .
The Berkeley Institute, the idea of 11 “founding fathers”, opened its doors on September 6, 1897 — and it has stuck to its original plan to provide a first-class educatio...
DATE: Sep 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan