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Mundy as an accessory after the fact to Rebecca Middleton's murder "highly irresponsible'' and "highly irregular''.
And he blamed former Attorney General Elliott Mottley in the decision making in the prosecution leading up to Justis Smith's trial, ca...
DATE: Aug 26, 2000
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Government's Social Assistance programme.
Director of Financial Assistance Olga Scott yesterday responded to claims this week that seniors are finding it difficult to survive on only a Government pension of just over $7,000 a year.
Mrs. Scott suggest...
DATE: Aug 25, 2000
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Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb yesterday called the Opposition's call for a Constitutional Conference a "red herring'' and a "waste of time and money''.
Ms Webb was responding to Opposition Leader Pamela Gordon's call on Monday for a triparti...
DATE: Aug 25, 2000
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Senators agreed yesterday there is a growing "underclass'' that is ever more divided from the rest of the community.
And they called for measures to solve the problem of youth violence, including a return to older values and sociological surveys.
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DATE: Aug 24, 2000
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passed in the Senate yesterday with Senator and defence lawyer Mark Pettingill saying he had "difficulty'' with the Act's retroactive powers.
The amendment removes a clause restricting confiscation of assets to just three years and creates a special ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2000
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Shadow Home Affairs Minister Michael Dunkley has said Government was "procrastinating'' on making a decision on long-term residents.
Mr. Dunkley admitted making policy on the issue would be a difficult one as not everyone would be satisfied.
"At the ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2000
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Overcharged batteries are to blame for the release of toxic fumes in the Bank of Bermuda's Compass Point building.
Fourteen firefighters in three appliances went to the entrance of the underground parking lot on Gorham Road shortly after 12.20 p.m. y...
DATE: Aug 22, 2000
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Bermudian status will not be granted wholesale to long-term residents -- but security may be given to people with close ties to the Island.
The news came as Government presented to MPs a report on long-term residents.
A special category of nearly 300...
DATE: Aug 19, 2000
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In discussing the status of long-term residents Bermudians will have to consider several options -- including doing nothing.
But a relaxation of the Status law for people who arrived in Bermuda before August 1, 1989 appears not to be an option for th...
DATE: Aug 19, 2000
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third trip around the world.
Kate Huntington, who graduated from Mount St. Agnes in 1990, was killed north of New Delhi on Tuesday.
Last night the 29-year-old's stunned parents -- who live in Pembroke -- paid tribute to their daughter.
Mr. Terry Hunt...
DATE: Aug 18, 2000
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