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Education minister Wayne Scott has announce three public consultation meetings over the Bermuda Government’s school reorganisation (Score) plan.
All stakeholders, including parents, educators and community members, are invited to attend to attend wit...
DATE: Feb 18, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Sources within the One Bermuda Alliance fear that the party is on the brink of “political suicide” over its apparent disconnect with ordinary Bermudians.
Longstanding frustrations after the party’s sizeable defeat in the Devonshire North Central by-e...
DATE: Feb 17, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s nature at its best was presented to more than 200 children, teachers, camp leaders and parents when they took part in the annual Children’s Nature Walk at Spittal Pond yesterday.
Groups of children, led by guides made up of National Trust s...
DATE: Feb 17, 2016
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A reduction of staffing levels at schools and within the civil service cannot be ruled out as efficiencies are sought within the Department of Education.
This is according to education Minister Wayne Scott who said he was confident any such reductio...
DATE: Feb 17, 2016
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An increase in tax revenue to help tackle the national debt could be included in the upcoming Budget, according to economist and lecturer Craig Simmons.
While Mr Simmons said that the island’s economic recovery does appear to be gaining momentum in s...
DATE: Feb 17, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Exposed live electrical wires, rodents climbing into classrooms, discarded condoms, and play structures that are “an accident waiting to happen”.
These are some of the damning health and safety failings across Bermuda’s public primary schools expose...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Members of the St David’s community rallied together last night to object to the potential closure of their primary school.
Parents, staff, former and current students attended St David’s Primary School to discuss the school reorganisation (Score) r...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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Education
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St David’s Primary School plays a vital role in a close-knit and historically self-contained community that should not be lost, according to former pupils.
Russell Richardson, whose grandfather was former principal Hilton C. Richardson, described the...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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Education
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Close to $1.5 million has been granted over the past year to organisations working in the community, according to the Bermuda Community Foundation’s (BCF) second annual update.
The BCF was launched in February, 2014, with a mandate “to create an end...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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Kim Wilkerson was unveiled yesterday as the Progressive Labour Party’s replacement in the Senate for new MP Diallo Rabain.
Marc Daniels will take over as the Opposition Leader in the Senate. Announcing Senator Wilkerson’s appointment, Marc Bean, the ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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Politics
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