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The number of students transferring out of public schools is increasing year-on-year, according to recently released figures.
Transfers of both primary and middle school students have been rising since 2012, said Minister of Education Wayne Scott, in...
DATE: Feb 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Protesters chanted their opposition to immigration reform as the House of Assembly reopened yesterday after the Christmas break.
Moments after new Progressive Labour Party MP Diallo Rabain was sworn in, a crowd of people in the viewing gallery stood ...
DATE: Feb 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
There was no flak incurred within the One Bermuda Alliance for Sylvan Richards’s apparent split from party ranks on the issue of same-sex marriage, according to the Junior Minister of Home Affairs.
On the day after the OBA announced plans to bring c...
DATE: Feb 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Public Works minister Craig Cannonier has come under fire for the cost of the North Shore roundabout project.
Speaking in the House of Assembly this morning, Mr Cannonier said $728,000 has been spent on the project so far and the final cost is expect...
DATE: Feb 13, 2016
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Politics
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Parliament opens for business today after the Christmas and New Year break, with three items of legislation coming from the Bermuda Government.
The Medical Practitioners Act, the Electricity 2016 Act and the Banking Special Resolution Act 2016 are to...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government has unveiled plans to table legislation allowing civil unions between same-sex couples.
But Trevor Moniz, the Attorney-General, told a public meeting last night that the One Bermuda Alliance had no intention of same-sex marriag...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Junior Minister for Education Leah Scott says the One Bermuda Alliance should consider a “staggered approach” to the granting of Bermudian and permanent resident status in the current climate.
The proposal, announced this month, would allow residents...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Government is working to address the issue of crime, according to Michael Dunkley.
While the Premier said the crime rates did increase in 2015, he said the increase comes in the wake of a historic low in 2014.
Noting the recent spike in crime since t...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The 2016 Census is scheduled to begin in May, with a greater emphasis on online surveys.
Speaking in the House of Assembly today, Michael Dunkley, the Premier, said the census will be run from May 21 to December 31, collecting information about the i...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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New rights for long-term residents have been defended after Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda decried the move as one that would inevitably discriminate against black Bermudians.
Lynne Woolridge, the chairwoman of the One Bermuda Alliance, respond...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell