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Teachers pledged last night to take no further action over the Ministry of Education's failure to give them a promised pay rise last month — after they were assured they would receive it by the end of October.
Hundreds of teachers attended a union me...
DATE: Oct 07, 2008
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Education Minister Randolph Horton yesterday pledged to listen to the St. David's Islanders who are furious about plans to change the name of the local school.
Scores of people have signed petitions objecting to St. David's Primary School being renam...
DATE: Oct 07, 2008
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The organisers of next week's Grand Slam of Golf have reported healthy sales – with Bermudians snapping up the tickets.
David Charles, senior director of the US PGA Championships, told The Royal Gazette the global economic situation and growing US re...
DATE: Oct 07, 2008
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Government has submitted plans to transform the General Post Office into a celebration of the Island's 400th anniversary.
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs is proposing two art installations at the Church Street building in commemorati...
DATE: Oct 07, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) — Shares took a breathtaking plunge yesterday as the Dow Jones industrial average collpased by 800 points — its biggest drop ever during a trading day — before a late rally to end 370 lower on the day.
Around the world the story was wor...
DATE: Oct 07, 2008
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Premier Ewart Brown has gone to Spanish Town, Jamaica, to attend the funeral of his aunt Alma Jones.
Dr. Brown was sent to live with his aunt as a teenager and has previously spoken of the impact the experience had on him.
He told the Inter-American ...
DATE: Oct 07, 2008
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International business boss Cheryl Packwood yesterday reassured doubters of the Island's economy: Bermuda remains in terrific shape.
Responding to a new poll showing confidence is wavering as the world suffers an economic downturn, Ms Packwood said t...
DATE: Oct 07, 2008
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The Cabinet Minister responsible for seniors is to meet with his Opposition counterpart after she claimed she forced him to act to help an alleged elder abuse victim.
Culture and Social Rehabilitation Minister Dale Butler and Shadow Health and Senior...
DATE: Oct 07, 2008
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The economy is now considered one of the top three issues facing Bermuda for the first time, according to a new poll.
Crime remains the public's number one concern following several months in which violence has dominated the headlines — but the econo...
DATE: Oct 06, 2008
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The recent pay rise secured by Police could help to attract more recruits, according to new Deputy Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva.
But Bermuda Police Service's second-in-command officer, who was sworn in by Governor Sir Richard Gozney last month...
DATE: Oct 06, 2008
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