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A team of students have helped a disabled senior’s dreams come true by getting his old mobility scooter back on the road.
Owen Lindsay’s vehicle had been sitting rusting in his front garden for more than two years after it broke down and he could not...
DATE: Nov 19, 2015
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The Bermuda Government remains reluctant to penalise senior civil servants who break financial rules, according to Auditor-General Heather Jacobs Matthews.
Mrs Matthews answered with an emphatic e-mailed “Yes!” when asked by The Royal Gazette yesterd...
DATE: Nov 19, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
CedarBridge Academy automotive tech students will showcase their talents at a family event at the school this month.
The Pro Shop Fair will enable them to share with the public the fruits of their labours, such as work to revamp hot rod and vintage c...
DATE: Nov 19, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Logic has awarded seven high school students with its Community Service Award in recognition of their contributions to the community and the hundreds of hours of volunteer work.
Kristina Grant from Warwick Academy, Hannah Lampit from Bermuda High Sch...
DATE: Nov 19, 2015
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The Bermuda Government’s impending court case against the members of the Bermuda Trade Union Congress has been protested by an overseas group.
The Government is seeking an injunction against what it charges are unlawful industrial actions, in the aft...
DATE: Nov 19, 2015
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Population trends can help to predict future challenges, Cordell Riley told Rotarians at their weekly meeting.
The statistician and social commentator alluded to a cultural climate in which many of the Island’s young men were eschewing further educa...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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The high cost of keeping children in uniform has been illustrated by mothers struggling to make ends meet.
Speaking anonymously to protect her privacy, one parent said she had no idea how to get her child ready for her school’s winter uniform on Frid...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Proposed updates to the Human Rights Act — offering protection on the grounds of mental health — will be discussed at a lunch and learn event on Friday.
Guidelines in support of existing and forthcoming legislation regarding disability, employment a...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015
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“Dozens” of children have been sent home from school because their parents cannot afford uniforms, according to Sheelagh Cooper of the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
“Last week was a tough one for parents of school-aged children,” Ms Coope...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Children first” was the phrase used to describe the focus of the Ministry of Education during the Throne Speech on Friday.
A raft of school improvement plans, which are under way and scheduled for completion by 2018, were outlined.
Delivering a rela...
DATE: Nov 16, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan