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Former Chief Education Officer Joseph Christopher has questioned the validity of introducing a more international benchmark in the place of Terra Nova in the public school system.
The Terra Nova tests are administered throughout the US, and are based...
DATE: Sep 23, 2008
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He started using marijuana at nine-years old, only after his cousin who was selling drugs actually made him wait a year – he would have started at eight.
When he went away to school in the United States at 17 he had more access to the drug and eventu...
DATE: Sep 23, 2008
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Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Paula Cox has given a guarded hint that she may one day be the leader of the country if all the right circumstances come together.
And she also admitted that as the credit crisis deepens, some Government projects w...
DATE: Sep 23, 2008
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Four males — one only 13 years old — pleaded not guilty to killing Bermudian Sherlene 'Star' Church and her husband Jerry Church, in a Harris County, Georgia Court yesterday.
The couple were found beaten to death in their home after Police picked-up ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2008
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Premier Ewart Brown stressed the need for higher performance standards when he met with Bermudian university students on the first leg of his second College Tour in Halifax.
"When you come home there are no entitlements and the standards are high. It...
DATE: Sep 23, 2008
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The man accused of murdering Nicholas Dill and attacking his girlfriend has claimed he was actually the victim of a fight between them.
Taking the witness stand yesterday at Supreme Court, Andre Hypolite said he ended up in the foetal position on the...
DATE: Sep 23, 2008
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Bermuda needs more long-term care options for drugs addicts and preventive education needs to continue targeting school-age children.
Preston Swan, the programming manager at Turning Point, a substance abuse treatment centre, made these observations ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2008
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Wind energy will be the focus of the next Town Hall meeting on Bermuda's power needs.
The Department of Energy is conducting a series of meetings as part of consultation into the Island's future energy sources. Information could be used in drafting a...
DATE: Sep 23, 2008
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In a generous gesture to show appreciation to blue collar workers and their hard work, Deputy Governor, Mark Capes held a thank you lunch for them.
It was held on the lawn at Mr. Capes' home, Montpelier, in Devonshire, and staff from the Department o...
DATE: Sep 22, 2008
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Enrolment at Bermuda College has risen dramatically this semester — and education chiefs said yesterday it was largely thanks to the free tuition now on offer.
The publicly funded community college has seen a 25 per cent increase in overall enrolment...
DATE: Sep 22, 2008
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Sam Strangeways
