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Kind-hearted Bermudians have rallied round to save an under-threat food programme that feeds hungry schoolchildren.
From individual donations to larger pledges from companies big and small, the phone has been ringing off the hook at the Special Assis...
DATE: Jan 23, 2014
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The Opposition is urging Government to speed up cannabis reform so that Bermudians convicted of possessing small amounts of the drug can finally avoid the “devastating consequences” of their habit.
And cannabis could be decriminalised later this summ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Education no longer has a dedicated permanent secretary in government following the departure last month of Warren Jones.
Civil servant Mr Jones stepped down from the post after three years to take up a job as a chief executive officer of Polaris Hol...
DATE: Jan 22, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
Students at the Island’s largest senior school are turning up for classes hungry — and a programme set up to provide them with food is under threat.
The Student Assistance Programme (SAP) was formed some years ago to meet the needs of CedarBridge Aca...
DATE: Jan 22, 2014
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New copyright laws aimed at modernising Bermuda’s intellectual property regime will come into effect next week.
The regulations, which kick in on February 1, affect copyright in several key areas, including Customs, Education establishments, the righ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
National Security Minister Michael Dunkley today announced the relaunch of an anti-gang violence initiative to combat anti-social behaviour in Bermuda.
The Gang Resistance Education and Training initiative, or GREAT, is seen another tool in the fight...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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Saltus student Eryn Beach has been tripping the light fantastic in dance productions across the Island since fully devoting herself to ‘the study of movement’ at the age of eleven. Now, at 17, she is preparing for her biggest challenge yet after bein...
DATE: Jan 20, 2014
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Tributes have poured in for a trade union stalwart who was at the forefront of the struggle for workers’ rights in Bermuda.
Hailed as a man who “feared nothing and fought for everything” and a disciplined stalwart, Robert Johnston, a former Bermuda I...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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An unruly student who threatened to kill a teacher has been permanently removed from CedarBridge Academy after school staff refused to teach him.
The move was made following consultations between teachers, the boy’s parents, and Dr Edmond Heatley, th...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Happy Valley Child Care Centre will reopen this morning after plumbing problems forced the school to remain closed yesterday.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Child and Family Services said: “The plumbing problems have been resolved. The Depar...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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