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The University of the West Indies will soon be offering another postgraduate scholarship for qualified Bermudians, according to the Ministry of Education.
The first eligible Bermudian student selected for the programme will receive a scholarship cove...
DATE: Nov 26, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environment and water access are the biggest concerns to residents of Pembroke West, constituency 19, in an area that sets itself apart from other communities within Bermuda.
The area contains 1,047 Bermudians, and runs from Sunset Pass to the end o...
DATE: Nov 26, 2012
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Politics
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Concerns have been raised over the contract awarded by Government for a much-delayed building project.
Minister of Public Works Michael Weeks pledged yesterday that work to fix the retaining wall at Devon Spring Road, Devonshire, will begin in Januar...
DATE: Nov 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government’s training initiatives have benefited “countless” unemployed and underemployed Bermudians, Economy Minister Patrice Minors said yesterday.
Mrs Minors was backed by PLP candidate Diallo Rabain, a board member of the National Training Board,...
DATE: Nov 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A Government pledge to rebuild a wall and reopen a road in Devonshire after nine years of complaints was met with mixed feelings from locals yesterday.
One Devon Spring Road resident described the news as like being “given a million dollars” but othe...
DATE: Nov 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Getting young Bermudians educated and working ahead of impending demographic shifts will prove critical in the future, the One Bermuda Alliance warned.
Pembroke Central candidate Andrew Simons said the OBA planned to keep “an eye on the road ahead” i...
DATE: Nov 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Historically, voter turnout in has been high in Southampton West Central, where residents solidly pledged their support to the former United Bermuda Party.
There are 1,220 registered voters this year, 19 more than in 2007 when 954 votes were cast (7...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Parliamentary hopeful David Petty is promising to push for equal human rights, good governance and sustainability if Pembroke South West voters elect him on December 17.
Mr Petty’s “Liberal Socio-Capitalist” platform, released yesterday, also calls f...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Premier Paula Cox has been named honorary chairwoman of the Atlanta-based World Chamber of Commerce.
She learned of the appointment at the organisation’s international economic and environmental summit in Atlanta last week.
“Although it was a persona...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A central and well-populated residential area of Bermuda, Warwick North Central has shown above-average voter turnout in the last two elections.
Median income lags behind the national median, but only by a few%age points.
According to the latest Cens...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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