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Progressive Labour Party candidates felt the heat from their own supporters last night as Bermuda's unemployment crisis took centre stage at a town-hall meeting.
*Editor's Note: this story has been corrected to note that Michelle Wainwright is a gran...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Charity hiker Eric Robinson proved “the power of one person” for local youth charities, after raising more than $8,000 with a high-altitude trek in the US Sierra Nevada.
New Beginnings Education Trust’s Kerry Judd, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ber...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cricketer Ricardo Brangman Jr, 32, has been banned from the road for a year after refusing to give police a breath sample.
Magistrates’ Court heard that the Devonshire resident was stopped on Parsons Road, Pembroke, at 8.50pm on December 1, after pol...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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If Government’s strategy for education stands on the shoulders of the 2007 Hopkins Report, so too does the Opposition’s criticism of the pace of reform.
Five years ago, the review of Bermuda’s public education system by Professor David Hopkins pulled...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Education in Bermuda is in a state of flux as the curricula of both private and public schools go global.
The International Baccalaureate is growing in popularity, the UK’s GCSE exam system is set to change into an English Baccalaureate in the years ...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards has questioned who’s running the Accountant General’s office following news that a second senior staff member is on leave.
Assistant Accountant General David King is reported to be out of the office on educational...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
In the Royal Gazette’s continuing series on the major issues confronting the electorate, Jonathan Bell looks at education
Just eight percent of students in the Island’s public schools received a C grade or above in GCSE maths.
But the grades only te...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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With a rally in the east end, home to critical marginal constituencies, planned for this evening, and a late morning press conference led by Premier Paula Cox, the Progressive Labour Party is expected to release its election manifesto today.
Premier...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A 36-year-old Devonshire woman was rushed to the hospital’s Emergency Ward on Tuesday, following a two-vehicle collision on North Street in Pembroke.
The accident occurred near the junction with Dutton Avenue around 12.15pm, involving two cars and a ...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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Other
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Toys for Tots is put on every year by Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty. It's all about and how individuals / organizations can get involved and give back to children who wouldn't otherwise have a bright holiday. (Photos by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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