22244 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Other"
Drug use has become a "deeply ingrained part of our daily life" and needs to be attacked with vigour in order to protect Bermuda's international reputation, according to a new report released by the National Drug Control Department.
The 119-page Fram...
DATE: Feb 19, 2008
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For single parents stuck in a rut of multiple low paid jobs, life can seem pretty dire.
But Family Centre executive director Martha Dismont said there is hope in even seemingly hopeless situations.
Her team has helped turn around families when things...
DATE: Feb 18, 2008
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The Ministry of Education could have avoided a costly legal battle with CedarBridge teacher Ulama Finn-Hendrickson if it had simply replied to letters from her lawyer, a judge has concluded.
Puisne Judge Ian Kawaley said on Friday that Government's f...
DATE: Feb 18, 2008
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When Ulama Finn-Hendrickson began working at CedarBridge Academy in 2000 she was, she says, full of enthusiasm and "as fit as a horse".
Newly arrived on the Island with her Bermudian husband, the Jamaican mother-of-four was looking forward to a long ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2008
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A sick teacher with a mould allergy whose pay was stopped after she refused to return to CedarBridge Academy has won her legal battle against the Ministry of Education.
Ulama Finn-Hendrickson took Government to the Supreme Court when it stopped her s...
DATE: Feb 18, 2008
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This is a timeline of the events surrounding Ulama Finn-Hendrickson's loss of employment at CedarBridge Academy:
July 28, 2006: A report is sent to CedarBridge Academy and the Ministry of Education from Texas-based Microbiology Specialists Inc. advis...
DATE: Feb 18, 2008
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Planning procedures are to get a $216,000 overhaul as part of this year's Budget.
The amount has been allocated towards consultation fees for a review of all processes and legislation. It follows widespread criticism of the Department of Planning, wh...
DATE: Feb 16, 2008
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The Chief Medical Officer last night said he backed a tax hike on cigarettes, if it was backed up by public education.
Dr. John Cann was speaking after the Budget announced a 2.5 cent increase from 15.5 cents to 18 cents per cigarette, to be consider...
DATE: Feb 16, 2008
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This is the full text of the Budget Statement delivered by Finance Minister Paula Cox in the House of Assembly yesterday:
To His Honour the Speaker and Members of the Honourable House of Assembly
Nelson Mandela: "Sometimes it falls upon a nation to ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2008
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Government yesterday allocated $1 million in the Budget to provide Bermudians with a free Bermuda College education in the next academic year — but students will have to pass their course or pay back the fees.
Finance Minister Paula Cox told the Hous...
DATE: Feb 16, 2008
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