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Bermuda College saw a 20 percent increase in enrolment last spring after Government announced its free tuition initiative.
It followed a similar rise the semester before the college saw a 25 percent increase for the 2008 fall term. Figures from the c...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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Writer, poet and artist Brian Burland will be remembered with a funeral service this afternoon.
Mr. Burland, whose half-century of writing earned him national and international acclaim, died last week at the age of 79.
Although he was also a poet a...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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Two men who've never sat in the House of Assembly will go head to head for the leadership of the Bermuda Democratic Alliance on Saturday.
Esso gas station dealer Craig Cannonier will take on entrepreneur Myron Piper for the BDA's top spot after all t...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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Three Government ministries hired 130 consultants between them in less than two years.
The Ministry of Finance alone used 66 consultants from May 1, 2008 to January 31 this year, according to figures released in Parliament on Friday; the Ministry of ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2010
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Premier Ewart Brown has warned Bermudians to train to be in the hospitality industry or expect jobs to disappear.
The Premier was responding to tourism recommendations made in the Bermuda First Report — a year-long, 60-page research project released ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2010
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More than 400 people will be employed to help Government carry out the 2010 census, Premier Ewart Brown revealed yesterday.
Dr. Brown said this year's census will ask residents more questions than ever before in an attempt to build a comprehensive da...
DATE: Feb 13, 2010
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The Centre on Philanthropy is meeting with Government to help mould national service to the needs of charities and the community.
Executive Director Pamela Barit Nolan welcomed details of the scheme, announced by the Premier on Friday.
She said the C...
DATE: Feb 11, 2010
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More than 20 young Progressive Labour Party members are said to be ready to break the party old guard's stranglehold and emerge as candidates at the next General Election.
One potential new face — 28-year-old party organiser Makai Dickerson — yesterd...
DATE: Feb 11, 2010
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The Mirrors Programme is hosting a professional development training for CedarBridge Academy teachers this week.
According to a press statement, the event is being held as an expression of the Mirrors Programme's continued commitment to education.
It...
DATE: Feb 11, 2010
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Enrolment in community education programmes increased by a sixth last term.
Fall term registration rose by 15 percent, with 1,489 people participating in courses.
The number of residents in the east of Bermuda who enrolled almost doubled, with a 48 p...
DATE: Feb 09, 2010
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