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Shadow education minister Lovitta Foggo believes Bermuda’s education system should take precedence over a new airport or the America’s Cup in light of the damning school reorganisation report.
While Ms Foggo said she could not place the blame for the...
DATE: Feb 29, 2016
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Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy has described the notion of Bermuda’s proposed immigration reform opening the floodgates to foreigners as a “myth”.
The minister was speaking during a live interview on the government-owned TV station CITV hosted...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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The former Minister for Education Grant Gibbons said he hopes that Gilbert Institute does not close as part of his party’s school reorganisation [Score] plan.
Dr Gibbons, who handed over the One Bermuda Alliance education portfolio to Wayne Scott las...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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The international business community should adopt schools to help the Bermuda Government address failing public primary infrastructure, according to parents speaking at a consultation meeting last night.
More than 200 people turned out to the meetin...
DATE: Feb 25, 2016
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The experts at Vector Control are encouraging the public and especially children to learn about mosquitoes by playing a new mobile application.
Zap-a-’quito was developed by the Caribbean Public Health Agency, of which Bermuda is a member, as an edu...
DATE: Feb 25, 2016
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Bermuda’s tax structure needs revamping sooner rather than later, Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert said in his appraisal of the latest Budget statement.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, acknowledged in last Friday’s statement th...
DATE: Feb 25, 2016
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Donate blood, save lives and be a superhero.
This is the message three Somersfield Academy students are spreading with their community service project “Blood for the People”.
Through a dedicated website and social media campaign, Jahzara Pluck-Ming,...
DATE: Feb 25, 2016
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With the Gilbert Institute facing possible closure, the school’s Parent Teacher Association has suggested a new cost-cutting measure.
“We’ve come up with an idea that the parents can help with the facilities,” PTA secretary Suzanne DeCouto said. “If...
DATE: Feb 25, 2016
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School closure plans are still not finalised and the consultation process remains open, the Ministry of Education has told The Royal Gazette.
The announcement came after Gilbert Institute parents, teachers, children and supporters participated in a r...
DATE: Feb 25, 2016
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The people of St David’s came out in force last night to defend one of the three pillars of their community — St David’s Primary School.
The school is one of four earmarked for possible closure as part of the Bermuda Government’s school reorganisati...
DATE: Feb 24, 2016
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