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Two years ago on his appointment as education minister, Wayne Scott said he planned to stay in the position for the long term and “see the work done”.
However, yesterday Michael Dunkley announced that Mr Scott had other interests to fulfil and that t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Michael Dunkley met a group of students yesterday to discuss the airport redevelopment project.
The Premier and the Grade 3 Mount St Agnes students talked about the demand for the facility, its proposed location, the timeline for construction, and t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Nandi Outerbridge has landed her first Cabinet position, with Cole Simons replacing Wayne Scott as Minister of Education.
In a Cabinet reshuffle announced yesterday afternoon, Ms Outerbridge was sworn in as Minister of Social Development and Sport, t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Finance minister Bob Richards is delivering the One Bermuda Alliance’s Budget for the fiscal year 2017-18 at the House of Assembly today.
Follow The Royal Gazette’s website for live updates.
12.01pm Mr Richards is wrapping up now and in conclusion ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2017
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Politics
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Government and private sector cash — along with laws — are needed to help provide a “striving society” for Bermudians and avoid a stark future state, a prominent island social worker says.
Charities figurehead Elaine Butterfield drew a comparison be...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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Education standards expert Paul Wagstaff, who was the front-runner for the role of Commissioner of Education, has declined the position, this newspaper understands.
Mr Wagstaff, who has a history in school improvement and advisory services in Britain...
DATE: Feb 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The situation here is, in some ways, reminiscent of a condition that existed in New York right after 9/11.”
So said visiting clinician Kenneth Hardy regarding the treatment of racial trauma in Bermuda.
Dr Hardy, a professor of family therapy at Phi...
DATE: Feb 22, 2017
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TEDx Bermuda, the showcase for “ideas worth sharing”, is back on March 25 for its seventh instalment, with ten speakers from disciplines ranging from marine science to virtual reality coming to the island.
John Narraway, chairman of the event, hailed...
DATE: Feb 22, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Michael Dunkley dropped in one some of the island’s students this week to help them learn about fitness and a healthy lifestyle as part of the Premier’s Youth Fitness Programme, on offer throughout public schools.
Mr Dunkley was accompanied yesterday...
DATE: Feb 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Racism has overtaken crime as one of the biggest issues facing Bermuda, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette.
A surge of voters named racism as their top concern in the Global Research survey this month: 16 per cent, up from 7 per ce...
DATE: Feb 21, 2017
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