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As Parliament sat in the House of Assembly yesterday, a replica parliamentary debate was being held in a conference room across Hamilton.
The Commonwealth Youth Summit, hosted by Bermuda’s Youth Parliament, brought together 36 students from six diffe...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Education may not publish each school’s exam results, according to the chairman of the Education Board.
Darren Johnston told The Royal Gazette the Ministry and Board were currently debating how to publish education reports.
Shadow Ed...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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Education
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Parents wishing to transfer their students to a new public school will now require permission from the Ministry of Education.
Minister Jennifer Smith told the House of Assembly yesterday the new policy was aimed at ensuring the interests of a child c...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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Education
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Elizabeth Blankendal’s after-school commitments may be getting ahead of her: the 16-year-old Berkeley Institute student just found out she’s been chosen for this summer’s Global Young Leaders Conference without even knowing who nominated her.
“To be ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government has drastically reduced the amount of road resurfacing it aims to do each year, according to Opposition MP Grant Gibbons.
He raised concerns in the House of Assembly after Public Works Minister Derrick Burgess said the highways section of ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Student transfer requests within the public school system will come under more scrutiny, Education Minster Jennifer Smith announced today.
Dame Jennifer said the new policy was aimed at ensuring the interests of a child came first, not to add red tap...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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Demolition of the old hospital building began this week as the construction of a new hospital building continues.
The Bermuda Hospital Board said the demolition of the building, which is more than 90-years-old, will be conducted slowly in order to mi...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian mother living in the United States is seeking justice for her autistic son, who she claims was abused by a teacher.
Ashlie O’Connor (nee DeSouza) is hoping a teacher who held her four-year-old son Adam upside down will be fired.
Yesterda...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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News that an anti-gang initiative is to be piloted in Bermuda’s prisons has been welcomed by the Prison Officers Association.
Chairman of the association, Craig Clarke, says members of every gang on the Island live alongside each other in Westgate, a...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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Crime
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Dame Jennifer Smith has the political will to reform the public schools, according to the Board of Education chairman.
Darren Johnston had previously stepped down as chairman when former Minister El James announced possible school closures through th...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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