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out in a round table TV discussion.
And Development and Opportunity Minister Terry Lister said he was prepared to listen to companies' concerns.
Mr. Lister added: "I'm offering the opportunity to talk, to listen and to do something together.'' And h...
DATE: Apr 05, 2000
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Cabinet table in the near future.
The Premier was asked last week whether a shuffle of Ministerial responsibilities announced in the official Gazette signalled a move to cut down the size of Cabinet -- in line with the recommendations of a review of ...
DATE: Apr 04, 2000
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and the move brings a major shake-up in Cabinet a step closer.
The changes mean Premier Jennifer Smith could move to reshape her team -- including a drastic cut in the number of Ministers -- in the near future.
But Government was last night staying t...
DATE: Apr 01, 2000
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Bermuda is falling behind in its bid to make hi-tech computer trading the third pillar of the Island economy, Opposition leader Pamela Gordon claimed.
And Ms Gordon -- also Shadow Telecommunications and e-commerce Minister -- warned that Government h...
DATE: Mar 28, 2000
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The final shape of Government's tougher approach to work permits is set to come a step closer next month.
Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister Paula Cox said: "Although I have not etched in stone a deadline for the completion of the consultative p...
DATE: Mar 27, 2000
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yesterday.
But Finance Minister Eugene Cox hit back that he had had to bring millions in supplementary estimates to the House during his time in Government dating back to previous United Bermuda Party administrations.
The clash came as MPs debated a ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2000
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The son of the ex-chairman of Government's Marine Resources Board was yesterday arrested after an undercover Police probe into the use of illegal fishpots, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Andrew Farias -- son of Danny Farias, who quit as chairman of th...
DATE: Mar 24, 2000
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Troops from the Bermuda Regiment took to the skies in a high-speed helicopter assault as part of a gruelling training course in Jamaica.
The Regiment used two hi-tech Jamaican Defence Force helicopters to ferry soldiers to the final attack phase of t...
DATE: Mar 21, 2000
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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown will today announce plans for the British Treasury to reach agreements on information sharing with its Overseas Territories in a bid to clamp down on an estimated $1.6 billion tax evasion bill.
And -- accor...
DATE: Mar 21, 2000
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Massive illegal overspending by Government agencies -- including the Police and Prison Service -- totalled millions of dollars last year, a report by independent Auditor Larry Dennis has revealed.
And shifting a total of $3.5 million from underspent ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2000
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