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The beginning of another school year is an opportunity to support our children to become highly literate.
What does being highly literate mean in the 21st century and what might be 21st century literacy outcomes?
According to the National Assessment ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Darnell Wynn
All children have underdeveloped social filters, with Chloe being no exception. You may remember her very loud conversation about — how shall I put this — male anatomy, during a quiet moment in La Trattoria. This week’s gem was only marginally less e...
DATE: Sep 28, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
For several years now my pet peeve has been drivers who are at an intersection, see traffic coming at them, wait until the last minute then pull out. We talk about driving with care, caution and courtesy but this is simply UNSAFE and places oncoming ...
DATE: Sep 28, 2012
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DJLT
A few days ago, my One Bermuda Alliance colleague Senator Mike Fahy expressed reservations about the solar array that has been proposed for that little area of land at the LF Wade International Airport that juts out into Castle Harbour, called The Fi...
DATE: Sep 27, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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Hi Kids!
Lots of Bermuda events coming up so let's just get right down to it! As usual, once the weather starts to cool a little, more organised events start popping up:
* Ten Cafe & Bar are bringing you a little taste of the Land of the Rising Sun ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2012
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
One of the unintended consequences of giving British passports to British Overseas Territories citizens is the recent trend of mothers departing to Britain with their children.
It is easy to fall into the trap of assuming that all of these mothers a...
DATE: Sep 22, 2012
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Editorials
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission released their Study Regarding Financial Literacy Among Investors in the United States that was mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. (See www.sec.gov f...
DATE: Sep 22, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
September 4, 2012
Dear Sir,
“Too many of our boys are suffering from broken spirits. During the preschool and kindergarten (P1) years, our boys are energetic and curious, they love learning and ask thousands of questions, and there’s a glow in their ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2012
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Letters to the Editor
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September 4, 2012
Dear Sir,
Let me first declare that I am no political scientist. With that said, why in the world would the Progressive Labour Party deserve a fourth term in governance in Bermuda? In the quest for the privilege to govern after the...
DATE: Sep 08, 2012
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Letters to the Editor
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Investment markets took a sharp rise upwards on Thursday of this week in reaction to supportive moves from the European Central Bank, under president Mario Draghi, with the implementation of an unlimited buying programme of EU zone sovereign debt. Ye...
DATE: Sep 08, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
