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Parents have got to become more involved with their child's school rather than just showing their faces once or twice a year for sports day.
This was one of a series of education topics up for discussion at a new interactive style of public meeting b...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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Politics
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Bermuda’s “increasing diversity due to Immigration and an increase of persons choosing mixed racial heritage” are contributory factors to the Island’s changing racial composition, according to Census 2010 preliminary results.
“Eight percent of the po...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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An 18-month stint in Bermuda more than 50 years ago gave Commodore Philip Pearce-Smith a love of the ocean.
That love inspired him to create the League of Venturers Search and Rescue (LVSR), a registered charity dedicated to training British youths i...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s average age leaped from 37 to 41 in a ten-year spell, according to Census figures released yesterday.
Researchers noted the growing burden on the working population to support elderly people, with the Island’s number of seniors climbing fro...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Census data confirms a sharp rise in unemployment, and the fact that more Bermudians are out of work.
On Census Day 2010 the number of unemployed totaled 2,581 persons, a rate of six percent, but is now expected to be somewhat higher at eight percent...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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A retired soldier has blasted the tattered condition of the Royal Navy flag at the Cenotaph war memorial on Front Street.
“It’s disrespectful that the flag has been left this way,” said former Sergeant Frank Thompson. “The white ensign flag of the Ro...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudians make up the same proportion of the population as they did in 2000, Census results show.
In 2010, there were 50,533 Bermudians and 13,513 non-Bermudians, indicating 79 percent of the Island were Bermudians and 21 percent were non-Bermudians...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Warning issued by Police Service after spate of burglaries
Police are advising the public to remain vigilant following a spate of burglaries.
Electronics, jewellery and cash have been taken in a spate of reported break-ins across Sandys, Warwick and ...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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The National Tourism Plan is one step closer to becoming a reality as Government kicks off its search for an advisor.
The Ministry of Business Development and Tourism put a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the Official Gazette yesterday looking for an a...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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Tourism
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The number of homeless people in Bermuda has more than doubled since 2000, according to the latest Census data.
A total of 71,258 people were physically present in Bermuda on Census Day, May 20,2010 an increase of seven percent over 2000.
Of that tot...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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