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Students in the public school system are allowed to graduate without having the minimum grade point average (GPA) to get into an American college or university.
The minimum GPA for graduating students in Government senior schools is 1.0 a D.
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DATE: Jul 12, 2010
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New legislation allowing non-Bermudians and exempt companies to buy residential units on hotel properties could devastate Bermuda's local housing market, according to Opposition MPs.
They accused Government yesterday of not thinking through the Bermu...
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Opposition MP and long time critic of Government's FutureCare programme, Louise Jackson, said she felt "validated" by a recently released Bermuda Health Council report.
Last week the Council released a discussion paper with several recommendations on...
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The Court of Appeal Amendment Act 2010 received the support of the House of Assembly and a word of caution from a former top Police officer.
Progressive Labour Party backbencher Wayne Perinchief expressed concern that "political considerations" had c...
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Local retail sales fell for the 14th consecutive month as consumers continued to tighten their purse strings in response to difficult economic conditions.
Figures released by Government today revealed that retail sales totalled an estimated $89.4 mil...
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Bermuda truckers are hoping to be able to drive through Flatts Village again, despite a recent ban.
Richard Foggo, President of the Bermuda General Truckers Association, met with Works and Engineering Minister Derrick Burgess on Monday to discuss the...
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Elbow Beach Hotel worker goes beyond his duties by cleaning public side of the beach
By Elizabeth Roberts
A dedicated hotel worker is so appalled by the trash on a public beach that he's going above the call of duty to tidy it.
Richard Warner is beac...
DATE: Jul 12, 2010
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This weekend marked the second shooting in broad daylight reported so far this year.
On Good Friday, father of two Kimwande Walker was gunned down in front of his children outside Victor Scott Primary School.
And on May 23 last year a day time shoot...
DATE: Jul 12, 2010
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A 30-year-old Paget man was shot in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon on Sound View Road in Sandys.
The incident, which happened only yards from where neighbourhood children play, left many area residents shaken up.
The shooting victim, who has no...
DATE: Jul 12, 2010
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United Bermuda Party MP Cole Simons suggested parliamentarians follow a code of conduct in the House of Assembly on Friday.
But Deputy Premier Paula Cox said mechanisms were already in place to monitor the behaviour of politicians and suggested Mr. S...
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