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School children on the Island could soon benefit from the launch of six environmental documentary DVDs filmed in Bermuda.
The documentaries, four of which have previously featured in an abridged mini-series on Discovery Channel Canada, were created b...
DATE: Oct 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
UNITED NATIONS (AP) The United Nations launched an international design competition Friday for a permanent memorial to victims of slavery and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
The memorial will be constructed at UN headquarters in New York and the comp...
DATE: Oct 01, 2011
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Twelve percent of residents have lost a job in the last year, according to a new poll.
Most of those who had their jobs axed were black men and the biggest out of work age group was 45 to 54 year olds.
The statistics came from a Mindmaps poll conduct...
DATE: Oct 01, 2011
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More than half of residents think the economy is Bermuda’s biggest issue and only 11 percent have confidence in the way things are headed, according to a new poll.
A Mindmaps poll conducted for The Royal Gazette in July has found that the economy/ u...
DATE: Oct 01, 2011
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Seven volunteers have graduated to boost the number of helpers able to monitor a round-the-clock crisis helpline for the Women’s Resource Centre.
They were thanked for their commitment and efforts by Minister Glenn Blakeney at a ceremony earlier this...
DATE: Sep 30, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda’s educational system needs to up its ante when it comes to technical studies, Bermuda College dean Llew Trott has warned. Mr Trott spoke before Hamilton Rotary Club, in advance of the College’s hosting of Science Week on October 19 and 20.
No...
DATE: Sep 29, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s Miss World contender Jana Outerbridge will be dressed to kill at the world pageant in London, with help from local sponsors AS Cooper and Sons.
Ms Outerbridge is to set off for London on October 18 and take on the world on November 6, at th...
DATE: Sep 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The principal of Bermuda’s only special school must be given leadership training, according to an arbitrator who found she poorly managed a high-flying and dedicated teacher.
Dena Butterfield-Lister, head of Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy, was deeme...
DATE: Sep 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda could be in line to benefit from charity cash generated by the UK Lottery, according to a British Government minister visiting the Island.
Henry Bellingham told a press conference at Government House it seemed “quite wrong and anomalous” for ...
DATE: Sep 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief last night failed to get reselected as the Progressive Labour Party candidate for his Pembroke Central constituency, losing out to former Senator Walton Brown.
Mr Perinchief is understood to have picked up ...
DATE: Sep 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
