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A Bermuda College course launched in 2012 to address a shortage of nurses on the island has yet to produce a single qualified nurse.
Seventeen students have so far graduated from the college’s Nursing Pathways Programme with an Associate Degree in Sc...
DATE: Jul 27, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The acting Leader of the Opposition has pledged to send his two young children to public school if he is in government when it is time for them to start their education.
David Burt, who has an 18-month-old daughter and an eight-week-old son, told The...
DATE: Jul 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
David Burt has revealed his long-term intentions for the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party.
“There is no vacancy in the leadership at this time, so it’s not something to discuss,” he told The Royal Gazette during an exclusive interview. “But...
DATE: Jul 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Same-sex relationships dominated a live online chat between Michael Dunkley and readers of The Royal Gazette yesterday.
The Premier took part in a question-and-answer session for an hour at the temporary Cabinet Office on Reid Street, fielding questi...
DATE: Jun 23, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The founder of a struggling charity which focuses on developing children’s brains is appealing to corporate Bermuda to look beyond the well-connected, “big names” in the third sector and consider sponsoring a smaller operation.
Former public schoolte...
DATE: Apr 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Cash-strapped citizens have withdrawn more than $17 million from their workplace pensions since the rules on accessing retirement savings were relaxed.
Hundreds of people have tapped into their pension pots to pay for rent, school fees, mortgages and...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Objections have been made about Preserve Marriage’s application to become a charity — though the Bermuda Government will not say how many.
The pressure group, which is opposed to same-sex couples being allowed to wed in Bermuda, is still waiting to h...
DATE: Apr 07, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Former Cabinet Minister Derrick Burgess has accused the Auditor-General of bias, unfairness, carelessness and inaccuracy in his official response to the damning report she released last year.
Mr Burgess has been silent since the 315-page report into ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Mark Pettingill says his party’s plan to outlaw same-sex marriage is “very disconcerting” and may breach international human rights law.
The MP and lawyer, who is representing a couple seeking to wed on the island, wa...
DATE: Feb 19, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A neighbour who says she witnessed an attack by a pitbull on a little boy has rejected claims from the child’s father that bystanders did nothing to help.
The woman said she heard the eight-year-old’s “heart-wrenching screams” on Sunday afternoon and...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways