1229 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Politics"
The Government’s disputed airport redevelopment contract is to be investigated by a Commission of Inquiry along with contentious projects of the past — such as Bermuda Emissions Control and GlobalHue.
That independent body, which held its first publi...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
No churches will be used as polling stations for the referendum on same-sex relationships, home affairs minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin announced yesterday.
Mrs Gordon-Pamplin told a press conference schools would largely be used for the ballot, as ...
DATE: Jun 15, 2016
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Politics
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A youth group will hold a town hall meeting later this month to look at the issue of voting and the right to vote in Bermuda.
Generation Next will draft a Bill proposing automatic voter registration when men and women turn 18 and then present their p...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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Politics
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A parent involvement committee is to be introduced for the next school year, MPs heard this morning.
The committee will work with the Commissioner of Education to improve parental involvement, education minister Wayne Scott told the House of Assembl...
DATE: Jun 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Health minister Jeanne Atherden this morning conceded oversight of Bermuda’s care homes had been inconsistent.
Bermuda’s overburdened care home system has been in the news this week, with seniors advocate Carol Everson telling The Royal Gazette many ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government has already spent more than $3 million on school maintenance and repairs, and is expected to spend at least another $3 million in the next fiscal year.
Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education, outlined the expenditures yesterda...
DATE: May 21, 2016
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Politics
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Michael Dunkley concluded what he described as a “very successful” visit to the Azores before hopping on a plane to New York where he will turn his attention to the America’s Cup ... and baseball.
Mr Dunkley, the Premier, will be guest of honour at Y...
DATE: May 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Confidence in the economy has plunged in the past three months, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette.
Less than a quarter of registered voters — 22 per cent — said they had faith in the direction the economy was heading in the survey...
DATE: Mar 26, 2016
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Politics
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Progressive Labour Party MPs have called on Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs, to resign after five days of protests against proposed immigration reforms.
During a heated Motion to Adjourn that ran until almost 6am yesterday, MPs crossed swo...
DATE: Mar 23, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Union leader Chris Furbert said he would be prepared to go to jail as he rallied protesters in a fourth day of demonstrations at the House of Assembly yesterday.
Mr Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, urged campaigners not to rele...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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