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Several students at Bermuda College recently earned international certification in electrical wiring.
In total 12 graduates completed the five-year programme to earn their National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC) Journeyman Wirema...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Young whizz-kids are having their first taste of the financial world with a summer programme combining work and study.
A total of 12 students from the Berkeley Institute and CedarBridge Academy are currently taking part in The Maths Springboard work...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Government should stop giving itself “pats on the back” and instead “hold its collective heads in shame” when considering its management of the Island’s social ills.
This is according to United Bermuda Party MP Charlie Swan, who said he has noticed ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Almost three-quarters of people are unhappy with Government's handling of finances, according to a poll by Mindmaps.
The economy has also displaced crime as the number one issue facing the Island for the first time since January 2009.
It comes after ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons says Bermuda College needs to improve its perception among young people to address an alarming fall in enrolment figures.
Dr Gibbons pointed to statistics showing just 295 full-time students enrolled at the Col...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The three percent pension increase is “woefully inadequate” for seniors because of rising healthcare costs, according to the One Bermuda Alliance.
Opposition MPs told the House of Assembly the additional funds would mean very little to seniors as mos...
DATE: Jul 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Progressive Labour Party is holding onto first place in the polls despite public opinion sinking on the ruling party.
But the election race is now at its closest point since the December 2007 General Election, with the PLP just two percentage poi...
DATE: Jul 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The unemployed are to be given jobs cleaning up the Railway Trail in the hope that it will encourage more Bermudians to consider future careers in landscaping.
The Department of Parks is to provide out-of-work men and women with the horticultural sk...
DATE: Jul 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Staff members at local elder-care facilities have recently earned qualifications from the National Certification Council for Activities Professionals (NCCAP).
Health Minister Zane DeSilva said 19 people from Government and private care facilities too...
DATE: Jul 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The patient safety of our healthcare in Bermuda is on par with the standards of hospitals in Canada.
Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) has maintained its accreditation according to a preliminary report from Accreditation Canada.
Five surveyors spent fiv...
DATE: Jul 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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