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For me, one of the most satisfying aspects of writing is the removal of words.
Once having spewed forth upon the page, I relish irradicating redundancies, improbable metaphors and failed ideas.
But editing oneself can be difficult if, to use a saying...
DATE: Jun 27, 2000
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public education should be required reading for anyone who is concerned about the Island's schools.
Dr. Peters, who made the comments in yesterday's Royal Gazette , stated that 70 percent of applicants to the College from public schools failed to mee...
DATE: Jun 27, 2000
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standard -- but tried to assure parents that steps were being taken to lift results.
Acting Education Minister Nelson Bascome said he agreed with Bermuda College vice president Dr. Donald Peters that children were not receiving the schooling they des...
DATE: Jun 27, 2000
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charges of breaking and entering and one charge of theft.
Craig Wilhelm Stapff was sent to Supreme Court for sentencing by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner, who explained he lacked sufficient sentencing power.
Stapff, 37, pleaded guilty to the char...
DATE: Jun 26, 2000
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There has been a 33 percent drop in road accidents compared to last year, the Home Affairs Minister announced in the House of Assembly on Friday.
And Police continue to test vehicle mounted cameras and legislation allowing the equipment is being draf...
DATE: Jun 26, 2000
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Patrick Burgess
instead spend a further six months behind bars.
Fredericka Wright-Fox, 29, pleaded guilty to possession of 1.06 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, including a home-made crack pipe, silver spoon and wire mesh, when she appeared before Acting S...
DATE: Jun 26, 2000
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Government has been urged to publicly reveal the details of the commitment it made to the international financial watchdog investigating harmful tax jurisdictions.
Opposition Finance Minister Grant Gibbons said he was delighted Bermuda had been left ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2000
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and Lyvette Greaves.
In the Matter of an Application by John Patterson. And in the Matter of a Decision by Cabinet, March 22, 2000, in the Matter of an Application for Orders of Certiorari, Prohibition and Mandamus. John Patterson and Minister of Lab...
DATE: Jun 26, 2000
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The vice president of Bermuda College has called for the Education Ministry to be disbanded after claiming students were leaving high school with an average ability of a 13-year-old.
Dr. Donald Peters told The Royal Gazette academic standards in the ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2000
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complaints from tourists about thefts from parked scooters.
Police received reports that two bikes had been broken into, one at Horseshoe Bay and the other from Warwick Long Bay.
Officers visited the tourist beach spots on Saturday afternoon and obse...
DATE: Jun 26, 2000
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