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Saltus Grammar School students scored an 89 percent pass rate in the latest GCSE results — up from 84 percent last year.
The figures — which represent Year 11 students who achieved five or more passes at Grades A* to C — pleased headteacher Ted Staun...
DATE: Aug 27, 2012
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda Public Services Union says it has a duty to advocate for migrant workers even if they’re not union members.
President Kevin Grant said foreign workers considering moving to Bermuda can learn their labour rights and other key information throu...
DATE: Aug 16, 2012
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Tim Smith
Former teacher Derek Tully has been elected as a trustee for the Association for Middle Level Education.
Dr Tully, who retired last year after 40 years in Bermuda’s public education system, will help develop a strategic plan for middle level educatio...
DATE: Aug 15, 2012
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda Housing Corporation needs more power to tackle soaring house prices, the issue of vacant homes and future accommodation needs for seniors, according to the Sustainable Development Roundtable.
The advisory group wants Government to set up a po...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Backbencher Terry Lister warned Bermuda’s children could be “cut off at the knees” as MPs passed amendments relaxing the 60-40 rule on foreign ownership.
The former Cabinet Minister said the law change — designed to help local companies attract forei...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Members of the House of Assembly took on the issue of racism and the vestiges of institutionalised racism late Friday night. The take note motion submitted by Kim Swan, who was elected under the United Bermuda Party back in December last year and rei...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Homosexuals deserve protection against discrimination but Government has no intention of allowing same sex marriage, Families Minister Glenn Blakeney said yesterday.
The Minister stressed discrimination based on sexual orientation must be outlawed in...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
An 80-year-old choir singer from Florida — in Bermuda to perform at Seventh-day Adventist Churches — was killed when he crashed his rental motorcycle on Saturday.
Don Wildman died after his scooter collided with a wooden barrier as he travelled west ...
DATE: Jul 09, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Special needs students will be given services tailored to their individual requirements, as Education bosses address shortfalls in Bermuda’s public school system.
Job descriptions for special needs teachers are also being drawn up, with the Ministry ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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Tim Smith
The Berkeley Institute class of 2012 celebrated their graduation yesterday — but valedictorian Tashel Bean urged them to aim higher than being top dogs in Bermuda.
Ninety-nine students passed their courses, including 93 out of 106 S4 students and ano...
DATE: Jun 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
