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World Human Rights Day was celebrated at Bermuda High School for Girls yesterday with a special presentation by first-year International Baccalaureate students to an assembly of the senior school.
Speaking, ironically, as the world watched a memorial...
DATE: Dec 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
Premier Craig Cannonier has unveiled a new Cabinet line-up that reduces the number of Government Ministers from 13 to ten.
At a press conference this morning, Mr Cannonier said the changes were “part of a process toward better governing and greater e...
DATE: Dec 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Opposition MPs showed their displeasure at new measures to rein in City Hall by refusing to vote on two lease agreements in the House of Assembly this morning.
The leases — for Par-la-Ville car park — got the go-ahead anyway, due to support from Gove...
DATE: Dec 11, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
This Friday marks the deadline for public input on a new special education philosophy for the Island’s public schools, to be put in place within three years time.
After years of frustration for parents of special needs students, Junior Education Mini...
DATE: Dec 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudian students in the UK were lauded at the House of Lords by the Bermuda Society, which offered 20 of them exclusive dining alongside leading business personalities.
There was no better location than the seat of the UK’s upper house of Parliamen...
DATE: Dec 09, 2013
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Bermuda will join the rest of the world tomorrow to recognise International Human Rights Day.
The day is celebrated annually on December 10 to “reaffirm the importance of protecting fundamental freedoms for all persons.”
This year it comes just days ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2013
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Other
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Somersfield Academy students will showcase their talents and innovation at a science competition in Canada tomorrow.
Eight students enrolled in the school’s Robotics Programme in classes ranging from P6 to M3 are competing in the first Lego League Ch...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Billed as the first in a series of meetings to generate ‘Change By Us’ nearly 70 residents turned out for a public discussion to generate a community response to gangs and violence.
The meeting was hosted by Bishop Nicholas Dill at the Anglican Cathe...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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Other
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St David’s Primary School students now have iPads, thanks to an ACE Bermuda fund in memory of the late MP Madeline Joell.
All 14 of the school’s P2 pupils, along with their teacher, have the tablet computers for use in their wireless classroom. The i...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hamilton Mayor Graeme Outerbridge has defended his administration’s overseas trips and consultant spending, saying Bermuda has to go out and “tell our story” to bring in new business.
“We’re trying to do our part to help Government to sell Bermuda,” ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
