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Bermuda's public education system is failing both gifted students and those that need special attention, according to concerned parents and teachers who attended a public forum last night.
And the claims were backed up by student representatives sitt...
DATE: Oct 01, 2002
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Bermuda firefighters have been issued with new, high-tec fire protection clothing, which cost around $400,000.
The new outfits are gold in colour and are especially tailored to fit the individual firefighter.
Chief Fire Officer Vincent Hollinsid said...
DATE: Oct 01, 2002
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Local artists will benefit from the 'Just Art' programme that was launched yesterday in conjunction with Masterworks and Appleby Spurling and Kempe (AS&K).
The artist's work will be displayed at AS&K in the Cumberland Building and at Cedar House in H...
DATE: Oct 01, 2002
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Police found rocks of cocaine and heroin stashed away during their routine searches at the weekend.
Police arrested two people on warrants on Saturday, and found what was believed to be eight rocks of crack cocaine next to the arcade on Court Street,...
DATE: Oct 01, 2002
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The Education Ministry was last night urged to take immediate steps to ensure Bermuda's senior school students did not continue to lag way behind their peers in the United States in the three basic academic skills.
Shadow Education Minister Tim Smith...
DATE: Oct 01, 2002
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Tropical depression Kyle began moving eastwards last evening, but it still poses a threat to the Island, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.
Kyle currently has maximum sustained winds of 40 knots with gusts up to 50 knots and is moving at five ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2002
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A man who broke a motorist's nose and chased him through the streets on a road rage rampage - after he crashed into the victim's car - could be sent to prison when he is sentenced tomorrow.
Magistrate Will Francis told Eric Kenneth Dunkley, 29, that ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2002
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Internet users can no longer enjoy the tunes of Mix 106 and VSB Gold after DeFontes Broadcasting pulled the plug on its website streaming.
But listeners should be patient as the company is yet to decide if the popular website feature is gone for good...
DATE: Oct 01, 2002
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A local woman who lives abroad vowed never to use courier comopany Fedex again after she nearly lost $1,800 when a bank draft she sent to her son was delivered to the wrong address in the US.
From her home in Hurst, Texas, Rosehelen Cowen recalled th...
DATE: Oct 01, 2002
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Carla Zuill
High profile speakers such as US Congresswoman Diane Watson, attorney Cherie Booth, novelist Sara Peretsky and journalist Carol Jenkins have already drawn roughly 100 participants to the upcoming Women in Public Life conference.
With an ambitious sla...
DATE: Oct 01, 2002
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