Government should encourage companies to take on out-of-work young men — and help fund their wages and development, according to Hamilton West MP Wayne Furbert.
Mr. Furbert says much of the gang trouble plaguing the Island in recent months is due to ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Resentment is rapidly growing over a proposal to close five primary schools as a cost saving measure for Government.
It is not easy to fathom how such an ambitious scheme that would impact so many parents and teachers could be floated out there witho...
Better means of spending
January 14, 2010
Dear Sir,
I read today the article regarding cutbacks for the Civil Service. It is all well and good that civil servants are being asked to curtail spending, but there are some things that bother me:
¦ Some d...
Fear of crime in Bermuda is now so high all other social issues pale into insignificance, according to a new poll.
Sixty-nine percent of people named crime as their number one concern in a Research.bm survey carried out a few days after Perry Puckeri...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
The Ministry of Education has been on the back foot over possible school closures since the news leaked out last week, and this has resulted in some mixed messages going out to the public.
Still, the reality is that the public school system has seen ...
It's the teaching, stupid
January 14, 2010
Dear Sir,
I am stunned, again, by the recent announcement of the "proposal" to restructure the public education system.
What causes me great anxiety is the fact that, once again, the powers that be at the Mi...
In stature, the Rev. Musawenkosi Nyanawesizwe Daba is built like a prize fighter.
And as Associate Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of Pembroke with his headquarters at St. Monica's Church, Musa Daba, is very much a part of the neighbourhood's fight fo...
Premier Ewart Brown last night reiterated his plan to step down in October, telling an audience in Hamilton that he was looking forward to speaking frankly in his final months as leader.
"One of the great pleasures that I will have over the next nine...
DATE: Jan 16, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
STANDFIRST: Government is looking at a radical shake-up of the education system that could include the closure of five primary schools and the building of a new senior school.
Other options include consolidating smaller primary schools and moving pre...
Parents of students at three schools faced with possible closure night reacted with shock at the disclosure.
Government is considering closing five primary schools East End Primary, Prospect Primary, Gilbert Institute, Heron Bay Primary and Dalton E....
