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The proportion of postsecondary graduates reached an all-time high in 2010, as the Island's working population aged 25 to 64 continued to progress towards achieving a higher level of education according to a new analytical census brief.
The brief, e...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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Education
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Dire warnings emerge from recent workshop
By Derek deChabert
Plans are being formulated to rid local waters of Lionfish which are wreaking havoc on the local fish population.
Jim Gleason, executive director of the Ocean Support Foundation, along with...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A teacher who said she lost everything in a plan to “flip” US real estate has admitted she’d previously fallen for a pyramid scheme.
Lawyer Charles Richardson suggested in the Supreme Court that Dianne Laird, 45, had a history of making high-risk inv...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A group of Sandys Secondary Middle School students leave for a college tour in Atlanta this weekend to gain “a greater appreciation” for higher learning.
The all-male contingent of 38 students were “adopted” two years ago as part of a mentoring proje...
DATE: Oct 12, 2012
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Other
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Government’s “excuse” that visa problems are behind the shortfall of public school teachers has been challenged by the Opposition — and by CedarBridge parents.
Asked why positions remain unfilled, a Ministry of Education spokeswoman last night reiter...
DATE: Oct 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 31-year-old who threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend was yesterday jailed for two-and-a-half years.
Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves said he hoped the sentence would serve as a warning to other potential abusers that “the highest authority of the land...
DATE: Oct 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Government awarded almost $19 million worth of contracts in August.
The biggest spender was the Ministry of Public Works which tendered and awarded $13,862,572 worth of contracts in August, the largest of which is a $12.9 million contract for a steam...
DATE: Oct 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A little help goes a long way for those who are in dire need.
That was Diane Kirwin’s message to members of the Hamilton Rotary Club in their meeting at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club yesterday.
Ms Kirwin has been working in Bihar, India for ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2012
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Other
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Former Premier David Saul has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Loughborough University.
The institution, known as the MIT of the UK, recognised him for his achievements in “international business, education and politics”.
Dr Saul graduated from ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Plans are underway to send an even bigger contingent to Indiana next year, following the successful international debut of the Sandys Showtime Drumline at the Circle City Parade.
The contingent returned home yesterday after performing before an estim...
DATE: Oct 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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