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The Big Conversation on race should continue as some employers discriminate against black workers, according to researchers who investigated Bermuda's racial divide.
Columbia University scientists concluded Government should also introduce more pragm...
DATE: Jul 05, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Parents are being asked to take advantage of free speech and language assessments this month.
The assessments are designed to assist children before they enter primary one classrooms in September.
Coordinator for Speech and Language Services at the D...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Laws to protect whistleblowers are imminent, Premier Paula Cox announced as she promised a tighter rein on good governance.
Ms Cox also hinted loopholes which have allowed “unethical” behaviour will be closed, and promised legislation to improve tran...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A Bill was this morning tabled in the House of Assembly allowing people to draw on their pensions if they are facing hardship.
The National Pensions Scheme (Financial Hardship) Regulations 2011 was tabled by Premier Paula Cox who said: “You will reca...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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CedarBridge Academy’s class of 2011 has been encouraged to aim high and play a part in “turning Bermuda around”.
A total of 75 graduating students were yesterday told to set their sights on Bermuda’s top jobs, as “the sky’s the limit”.
The teenagers ...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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Education
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Street charity Youth on the Move wants to help deliver a training programme aimed at getting vulnerable young people into jobs.
The group, which assisted Columbia University’s recent study into young black males, says it has the experience and knowle...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Don't let your circumstances be an excuse to your future success or you'll end up with a “just enough” life.
This was the hard-hitting message from former CedarBridge Academy student Jamari Douglas, who battled against the odds to land his dream job ...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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Education
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Many black Bermudian males don't go to college because they are taught so little about how to apply, according to researchers.
Columbia University's interviews with students showed the need for more resources to be poured into career and college guid...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Schools need to urgently step up their counselling services so that troubled children have someone to turn to.
This is the view of community leaders who fear children could be bottling up their emotions because there is not enough support available.
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DATE: Jun 30, 2011
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It’s vital that young black men are given work opportunities to “turn their hopelessness into desire”, according to the United Bermuda Party.
In what could be the political party’s last statement, UBP MPs Kim Swan and Charlie Swan say they want black...
DATE: Jun 30, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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