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Strengthening students' maths skills, the introduction of external certifications and implementing a national Code of Conduct were among several initiatives in the educational strategic plan unveiled at Whitney Institute Middle School last night.
The...
DATE: Sep 17, 2002
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A Bermudian single mother is facing a medical bill of tens of thousands of dollars for her son in the United States after Argus Insurance refused to pay for rehabilitation treatment which doctors say is essential.
Ricky Carreiro, 17, may have to spen...
DATE: Sep 17, 2002
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Two bids to offer affordable and improved satellite television were unveiled yesterday and, if licensed by Government, could be a serious threat to CableVision's virtual TV monopoly.
World on Wireless is applying to run a budget TV, high speed intern...
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Students at 17 local schools are gearing up to begin cyber correspondence with adventure sailor Alan Paris this week.
The students will have weekly contact with Mr. Paris as he undertakes his quest to become the first Bermudian to sail, single-handed...
DATE: Sep 17, 2002
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Defiant Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb yesterday said there would be no backing down by Government in its stand-off with cable company CableVision.
And if improved service levels are not agreed by tomorrow, subscribers could face a second TV ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2002
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Tourism Minister David Allen, pictured right, was in a "serious but stable" condition in an intensive care unit yesterday after undergoing surgery in the United States for an undisclosed illness.
Acting Tourism Minister Alex Scott said last night he ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2002
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Two men who committed armed robbery late last year have escaped jail terms after being given suspended 18 months prison sentences.
Meshack Ible, 21, of Glebe Road, Pembroke, and Elvis Richardson, of Stadium Heights Devonshire also 21, robbed Marvin S...
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Putting Bermudians in closer touch with their Caribbean heritage could give them the type of grounding that would enable them to achieve greatness.
This was the undertone of the keynote speech by assistant secretary general of Caricom, Dr. Edward Gre...
DATE: Sep 17, 2002
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Five tourists were thankful that a good Samaritan came to their rescue after their Boston Whaler capsized yesterday in the Great Sound.
According to Harbour Radio, the operator of the Pepe reported that he was travelling from Lantana to Riddell's Bay...
DATE: Sep 17, 2002
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The founder of the Island's only terminal care hospice - Agape House - has renewed her pleas that the facility improve the care offered to the dying and their families.
Some of the very patients the hospice was founded to help have been turned away a...
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