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Government wants parents to play a greater role in the running of public schools in order to improve student performance.
And under draft proposals, Parent Teacher Associations could hold schools to account over performance levels and academic target...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Education
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A plan to construct a bridge over Bailey’s Bay has sparked objections from at least one area resident concerned about a lack of consultation.
Elizabeth Adderley said she had submitted a written objection to the Planning Department over concerns about...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Bermuda’s marine ecosystem could compete with Australia’s Great Barrier Reef as a world-renowned visitor attraction, according to an environmental group.
But Matt Rand of the Pew Charitable Trust said a strict embargo on commercial activity in Island...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Government has been applauded over its plans to crank up taxi fares by 25 percent, with cabbies claiming that the increase is long overdue.
Pointing out that the fare rate - which is set by Government - had not been changed for nearly seven years, re...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Shadow Finance Minister David Burt called for a review of Bermuda’s tax system, as MPs debated legislation granting customs relief to the telecommunications industry.
Mr Burt claimed the Customs Tariff Amendment (No 2) Act 2013, which was passed duri...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Politics
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Police Week 2013 will officially get underway on Saturday under the theme of ‘Building Community Confidence Through Engagement’.
The Bermuda Police Service will host a series of events through to October 12, including the popular Police Gymkhana at P...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Former Hamilton Mayor Charles Gosling takes a dim view of the latest municipalities reforms — charging that it hands Government the power to dispense with the Corporations “once and for all”.
And he accused the current administration of Hamilton, un...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Politics
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City business owners welcomed changes to the law that hitherto excluded ratepayers from having a vote in the Island’s municipalities.
Former Premier and Hamilton businessman Sir John Swan hailed the Municipalities Amendment Bill as “a major step that...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Politics
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Residents yesterday questioned whether the rise in taxi rates by 25 percent is justified based on the quality of service offered.
Brian Bothelo, 27, a help desk technician, said: “As long as they’re on time, then I’m all good.”
“It’s not right. We ar...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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A tax on fuel landed at the St George’s oil docks will raise funds necessary to protect the town’s World Heritage site status, Government has claimed.
MPs voted in favour of the Corporation of St George (UNESCO World Heritage Fund and Levy) Act 2013 ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2013
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Politics
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