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Bermuda’s latest political group says it hopes to field candidates for the General Election, but prefers to “fly under the radar” and not make details public yet.
Restore Bermuda founder and spokesman Cornell Fubler was unwilling yesterday to state h...
DATE: Nov 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The Reading Clinic is hoping to raise $12,000 through two tag days this week.
Tags will be sold today and on Saturday in support of the charity, which provides specialised services for children with dyslexia and math-related learning difficulties.
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DATE: Nov 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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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
