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Only a quarter of middle school students are attaining a target set for maths by the Department of Education, a new report has revealed.
The data shows that Middle 3 and Primary 6 students are well behind the average score of their peers in the subj...
DATE: Feb 15, 2018
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Education
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Valentine’s Day has lost none of its romance for Joyce and Gus Rego over their decades together.
Mr Rego has lived for the past year and several months in Westmeath Residential and Nursing Care Home, where his devoted wife visits every day.
“Love is ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Employers need to do more to tackle Bermuda’s obesity and diabetes epidemic, a healthcare expert has said.
David Kendell, Director of the Department of Health, suggested steps for employers to help reverse the trend at a presentation.
He said: “Deve...
DATE: Feb 15, 2018
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Health
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The Tax Reform Commission is facing a difficult but achievable challenge, according to new chairman Ronald Simmons.
Mr Simmons, a former director of the Bermuda Monetary Authority, said he was honoured by the opportunity to serve as chairman.
He said...
DATE: Feb 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An island-wide garbage “blitz” cleared any roadside backlog of residential waste yesterday, according to Ministry of Public Works.
A spokeswoman said seven trash trucks, two hustle trucks and six ministry dump trucks took part in the clean up to remo...
DATE: Feb 15, 2018
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Copies of Florenz Maxwell’s book about the Theatre Boycott will now be available in all public school libraries.
Mrs Maxwell, a member of the Progressive Group that organised the boycott of 1959, delivered copies of Girlcott to the Ministry of Educat...
DATE: Feb 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A woman was briefly trapped in a van this morning in Smith’s after the vehicle flipped, according to the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service.
A spokeswoman said that a vehicle with four personnel responded at about 10.40am, attending a report of a single...
DATE: Feb 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Aecon was today named as the sponsor of the second annual Kids in Construction competition.
The event, organised by the Construction Association of Bermuda, will be held from March 10 to 16 at Slat House, Botanical Gardens. It is a design and build c...
DATE: Feb 15, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Details have been unveiled on the new weekly garbage collection schedule.
Garbage will be picked up once a week from next Monday until April 27, while the Ministry of Public Works assesses its trucks, conducts repairs and complete the TCD relicensing...
DATE: Feb 15, 2018
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News Staff
The Chief Information Officer for the Bermuda Government is stepping down for personal reasons after four months on the job.
Lloyd Fray, the former chief executive officer of KeyTech, was appointed to the post in November.
However, a government spoke...
DATE: Feb 14, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes