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the framework for the ruling United Bermuda Party's General Election campaign.
He hammered home the claim that the UBP is the only choice for education, beating crime and drug abuse and caring for families and the young of the Country.
And veteran po...
DATE: Jul 24, 1998
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The ruling United Bermuda Party is set to launch a bid to make the crucial Warwick East seat a family affair, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
For Pauline Richards -- wife of already-adopted candidate E.T. (Bob) Richards -- is being touted as his runnin...
DATE: Jul 23, 1998
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Crooked importers could be dodging thousands of dollars worth of Customs duty, according to the Island's financial watchdog.
And even imported bait could be classed as one that got away -- ruled exempt from duty despite not being listed as duty-free....
DATE: Jul 22, 1998
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spot shut its doors have found new jobs, it was revealed yesterday.
Exact figures were not released -- but when the closure was announced a spokesman for Lantana said it employed "up to 60 staff.'' Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister Maxwell Bur...
DATE: Jul 22, 1998
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Shadow Finance Minister Eugene Cox accused the ruling UBP of scuppering a bill to let the Bank of Bermuda bring in more foreign investment.
Mr. Burgess -- who did not vote when the bill came up during the last session of the House of Assembly -- said...
DATE: Jul 21, 1998
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A soft drinks executive is aiming to put some fizz into the ruling United Bermuda Party's General Election campaign in crucial St. George's South.
Derrick Carlington, who works for John Barritt & Son Ltd., is to run with sitting MP Rick Spurling as a...
DATE: Jul 18, 1998
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A top Government MP yesterday called for stiffer sentences for people convicted of raids on cyclists -- especially women tourists.
Quinton Edness -- Government Whip and ex-Public Safety Minister -- said: "I think sentences for this kind of crime shou...
DATE: Jul 18, 1998
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British citizenship from the UK could spell "total extinction'' for the Island.
And Philip Perinchief slammed both the ruling United Bermuda Party and the Progressive Labour Party for failing to spot the dangers.
He said Bermuda's Parliament faced be...
DATE: Jul 17, 1998
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Britain is set to link full UK passports and UK residency rights to the abolition of hanging and birching in Bermuda, according to UK sources.
And if Bermuda digs its heels in over the issue, the offer could be thrown into jeopardy.
Premier Pamela Go...
DATE: Jul 17, 1998
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Opposition MPs yesterday launched a blitz on Government's record on tourism.
And they pledged a series of hard-hitting newspaper advertisements starting today and attacking the decline in visitor numbers.
Shadow Tourism Minister David Allen fired the...
DATE: Jul 17, 1998
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