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The Family Centre must raise $200,000 in the next two months if it is to meet an unprecedented demand for its services.
Social workers say demand has doubled in the past three years and the organisation is now struggling to assist more than 300 famil...
DATE: Nov 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
One Bermuda Alliance MP Cole Simons has questioned the need for an in-house, residential Job Corps initiative in a small country like Bermuda.
Economy Minister Patrice Minors this week announced Harmony Club in Paget as the site of the Government ini...
DATE: Nov 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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A new, 17-member Board of Education has been announced by Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith.
On the agenda for the board’s first meeting yesterday was a discussion of the latest test scores, new chairman Curtis Dickinson said.
Flanked by Mr Dick...
DATE: Nov 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 16-year-old student was arrested at CedarBridge Academy yesterday after reports of a fight at the school.
Police spokesman Dwayne Caines said: “Police responded to a report of a disturbance that took place at CedarBridge [Tuesday]. Upon police arri...
DATE: Nov 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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While calling for Government and Opposition politicians to put an end to the separation of long term resident’s families, spokesman Robert Pires said this week that The Long Term Residents’ Coalition is folding after momentum has slowed in the battle...
DATE: Nov 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Harmony Club has been chosen as the site for Government’s Job Corps initiative, and capital development costs are estimated at $6 million, Economy Minister Patrice Minors reported yesterday.
Operating costs of the planned residential programme are an...
DATE: Nov 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Government will not release full GCSE results for the Island’s public schools until it has completed a series of public town hall meetings, according to a spokeswoman.
Those who attended the meetings have been shown a pair of graphs that show the vas...
DATE: Nov 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Alternative schools are in for greater Government supervision, but the Opposition is asking why steps weren't taken years earlier.
Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons said there were 25 tutorial sites three years ago, none of which held an operat...
DATE: Nov 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government’s pledge to keep closer watch on alternative education is welcome news for Bermuda Union of Teachers leader Mike Charles.
“There are quite a few students being home-schooled — you’d be surprised,” he told The Royal Gazette.
But the veteran...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government Health Insurance will expand to cover bills for generic drugs and GP visits, according to the Throne Speech.
Prescription drug benefits under the FutureCare insurance plan are also to be amended, to pay the full cost of generic medications...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
