4155 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Opinion"
Education Minister El James and the new chairman of the Board of Education, Mark Byrne, will probably come in for some criticism for deciding to seek out an internationally recognised curriculum for Bermuda's students, but they should stick to their ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2009
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The dust has mostly settled on the controversy over Youth and Sport Minister Glenn Blakeney's decision to overrule his nominating committee's choice of Athlete of the Year.
While of great interest to sports fans, this was not a life or death question...
DATE: Mar 19, 2009
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Shouting "socialism" didn't work, so now they're yelling "overload" and "lack of focus." Critics of the Obama administration counsel the President and his aides to spend every waking hour — and every available dollar, including stray coins found behi...
DATE: Mar 17, 2009
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Why pay Hall's debts?
March 7, 2009
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I was just catching up on some back reading of Letters to the Editor today when I came across two letters published on February 27. The first was headed, "Leaves you wondering" and the second one was head...
DATE: Mar 17, 2009
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The wheels of government can move excruciatingly slowly, but they do move, so this newspaper welcomes news from Attorney General Sen. Kim Wilson that a draft of Bermuda's Public Access to Information Act is now ready.
That's an advance from November,...
DATE: Mar 17, 2009
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Knowing the way around
February 10, 2009
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When one hears that the ambulance driver called to an emergency, as in the case of the Palmer fiasco "had no idea where Leafy Way was", it becomes obvious that all ambulance drivers should have a mon...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — When billionaire investor Warren Buffett says President Barack Obama's economic message is muddled and undermining public confidence, it's worth listening. Halfway through his first 100 days in office, ace communicator Obama ha...
DATE: Mar 11, 2009
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I am one parent among the many who are horrified by the violence that seems prevalent among school students today. As an ex-Berkeleyite, I find it disturbing to see how far Bermuda as a whole has fallen. When I consider the teacher strikes just prior...
DATE: Mar 06, 2009
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Fight witness' duty
March 2, 2009
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I read with disbelief, Sam Strangeways' article entitled "Bus terminal fight witness is surprised Police have not issued an appeal", in today's Royal Gazette (March 2, 2008).
To quote your reporter's words....
DATE: Mar 04, 2009
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Sometimes, it turns out, politicians can be taken at their word. More than a year ago, while campaigning for the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama told the Reno Gazette-Journal that "Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that Ric...
DATE: Mar 04, 2009
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