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Scores from an annual pupil assessment should be used to guide maths teaching in public schools, the head of the teachers’ union said yesterday.
Shannon James, the president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said that the results of the Cambridge Ch...
DATE: Sep 06, 2019
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The prisons adviser to the British Overseas Territories has been called in to examine the operation of the troubled Westgate Correctional Facility.
Keith Munns toured the prison yesterday with Timothy Seon, chairman of the Prison Officers Associatio...
DATE: Sep 06, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A female tourist died yesterday after a motorcycle crash.
The victim, a 49-year-old American, was on a rental motorcycle that was in collision with a truck on North Shore Road, near Cottage Hill Road, Hamilton Parish, at about 1.45pm.
The woman, who ...
DATE: Sep 06, 2019
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A man from the Dutch Caribbean territory of Sint Maarten who admitted four charges of theft and bank fraud was jailed for nine months yesterday.
Angelo Toussay, 35, pleaded guilty at Magistrates’ Court to the theft of $2,350 from HSBC and an attempt ...
DATE: Sep 06, 2019
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A radio show focused on maths will be back on the air from today.
The radio quiz, presented by private maths tuition school Planet Math, will return to radio station Vibe 103 on Mondays and Fridays at 7.30am.
The show will be sponsored by the inve...
DATE: Sep 06, 2019
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Police paid tribute yesterday to four who lost their lives 16 years ago when Hurricane Fabian struck the island. The annual commemoration took place at the Memorial Bench at Kindley Field Park, St George’s.
Police officers Stephen Symons and Nicole O...
DATE: Sep 06, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 76-year-old man found dead in a home in Pembroke was identified yesterday as Cleo Watson.
Mr Watson’s body was discovered in a house in St Augustine Road after police and the fire service were contacted on Wednesday at about 2.25pm.
A police spokes...
DATE: Sep 06, 2019
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News Staff
Premier the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, met yesterday with the Bahamian-Bermuda Association coordinating committee, for the Northern Bahamas Hurricane Relief Fund.
This committee has established a Registered Charity (designated account) to facilitate th...
DATE: Sep 06, 2019
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Press Release
Colonial Group International has been closely monitoring the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas and positioning staff and resources to help people in need.
The hurricane is clearly a massive catastrophe for the Bahamas, particularly for the re...
DATE: Sep 06, 2019
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Press Release
BE Solar have pledged to donate $20 per solar panel sold in the month of September towards Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas.
BE Solar recognizes that Climate Change continues to affect the most vulnerable societies and that collectively...
DATE: Sep 06, 2019
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Press Release