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Parents wishing to transfer their students to a new public school will now require permission from the Ministry of Education.
Minister Jennifer Smith told the House of Assembly yesterday the new policy was aimed at ensuring the interests of a child c...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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Education
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Dennis Robinson, one of the men convicted of murdering the Cooper twins, had his minimum jail term reduced from 12 to 11 years after a long-running series of appeals.
Chief Justice Richard Ground said Robinson deserved to spend a little less time in ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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Court
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Local entertainment at LF Wade International Airport is to be axed, baggage handling staff will be cut and overtime reduced, the House of Assembly heard yesterday.
During the Budget debate on Transport, Minister Terry Lister told the House of Assembl...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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Politics
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The Department of Public Transport is increasing bus service on weeknights and Sundays, according to Transport Minister Terry Lister.
He also told the House of Assembly the department would decrease the amount of staff overtime and was expected to h...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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A man accused of a sex attack on a five-year-old girl changed his shirt twice on the day of the incident, according to his next door neighbour.
The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was said by the victim to be wearing a plain green sh...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Elizabeth Blankendal’s after-school commitments may be getting ahead of her: the 16-year-old Berkeley Institute student just found out she’s been chosen for this summer’s Global Young Leaders Conference without even knowing who nominated her.
“To be ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government has drastically reduced the amount of road resurfacing it aims to do each year, according to Opposition MP Grant Gibbons.
He raised concerns in the House of Assembly after Public Works Minister Derrick Burgess said the highways section of ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The East End morning commuter ferry is to be axed as the Department of Marine and Ports amends the Island’s ferry schedule after its budget was slashed by more than $2 million, Transport Minister Terry Lister said.
Speaking in the House of Assembly ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Bermuda Democratic Alliance MP Donte Hunt last night bemoaned the “terrible travesty” of budget cuts in family services as Bermuda grapples with escalating social problems.
And Mr Hunt said civil servants face a massive challenge to fulfil Government...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudian George Rose had to endure agonising hours waiting to hear if his son was safe after being caught up in the devastating Japan earthquake.
Nicholas Rose is a pilot of high-end jets and flew into Nagoya airport, south of Tokyo, at the exact t...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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