4157 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Opinion"
Splash out for children
October 10, 2002
Dear Sir,
All children living in Bermuda should have the opportunity to learn to swim and be able to swim both regularly and competitively if they wish.
The Sharks Swim Club, Bermuda's oldest swim club, is wor...
DATE: Oct 18, 2002
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October 8, 2002
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Mr. Eddie Fisher is quoted in your newspaper (Page 1, Oct. 7, 2002) as saying "the word visitation is grotesque. A parent should not be classed as a visitor in their child's life". He states that to do that, is begging for a...
DATE: Oct 17, 2002
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Call it what you like - a sick-in or a strike - but last Friday's closure of four schools showed teachers are prepared to take industrial action over their stalled pay negotiations.
As a result, the dispute has been referred to mediation by Governmen...
DATE: Oct 16, 2002
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October 8, 2002
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I am writing in reference to the recent incident at Spice Valley School. I am a parent there. My son is an M1 student and is adjusting quite well. I was apprehensive about sending my son to public education, especially at Sp...
DATE: Oct 15, 2002
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We welcome the new education initiatives presented earlier this week by Education Minister Paula Cox and hope they will bring our children's education standards up to a high level when compared to the rest of the world.
For too long the cry has gone ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2002
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Last week's announcement that Teen Services may be forced to shut down its education service due to lack of funding demonstrates an alarming lack of foresight.
It is easy to overwork the notion of "if Government can spend such and such on this comple...
DATE: Oct 01, 2002
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September 17 was the 215th anniversary of the signing of that most remarkable document, the American Constitution. There wasn't a great deal of fuss made of it. I don't fully understand why. Is there a more important document in existence, one more r...
DATE: Sep 30, 2002
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More CableVision woes
September 19, 2002
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I would like to know why you, The Royal Gazette has not put the fact that CableVision has said that it will not operate without a licence, yet it will carry on broadcasting violating copyright laws w...
DATE: Sep 26, 2002
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September 20, 2002
Dear Sir,
What Bermuda needs is competition for CableVision and then we should not need to be held to ransom!
September 19, 2002
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I am a semi-retired international businessman and a permanent resident on the Island with my...
DATE: Sep 25, 2002
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The Ministry of Education last week held a series of public meetings to unveil its strategy for the future of public education.
That's good, because a plan for raising standards and restoring confidence in public schools is needed. To succeed, it has...
DATE: Sep 23, 2002
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