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Bermuda will have to meet British standards on human rights as part of a new deal for the colonies, The UK Minister for Overseas Territories Baroness Symons warned yesterday. And she said that all the remaining Territories would have to adopt interna...

Britain's voice in Bermuda welcomed survey results showing a majority of Bermudians backed a new deal giving them the right to live and work in the UK. Deputy Governor Tim Gurney said: "It's heartening that a majority of people support the proposals....

Murder accused Justis Smith was yesterday freed on a massive $125,000 bail after being ordered to stand trial again on a charge of killing Canadian teen Rebecca Middleton. Smith will also have to surrender his passport and travel documents and report...

The cost of pouring oil on troubled industrial waters at the docks should be split between all the parties involved, Shadow Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley said yesterday. And Mr. Dunkley backed BIU leader Derrick Burgess' cal...

Attorney General Lois Browne Evans booted out of the job because she is too old. The UBP launched a challenge based on age limits for Attorney Generals contained in the Constitution. One section says Attorney Generals must retire at 65 -- or 70 if ag...

A breakaway group from the lawyers' "trade union'' last night threatened court action over the appointment of Solicitor General William Pearce as acting Director of Public Prosecutions. And they are to present a petition to UK Foreign Secretary Robin...

Middleton will learn on Friday if he has to face another trial. A three-man Court of Appeal will decide whether or not to allow a Crown plea to overturn last year's Supreme Court decision to call a halt to the case against Justis Smith on the grounds...

and solve deteriorating industrial relations on the docks. And he revealed he had already sounded out Home Affairs Minister Paula Cox on the possibility of a peace-keeping move at crisis-hit Stevedoring Services. Mr. Burgess said: "A couple of weeks ...

Government got it wrong in appointing a political Attorney General on a salary bigger than the Premier's, Shadow Legislative Affairs Minister John Barritt said yesterday. And he said the cash spent on getting three people to do the jobs which used to...

New political Attorney General Lois Browne Evans will be paid a total of $125,000 a year for acting as Government's legal adviser in the House of Assembly. Mrs. Browne Evans will retain her Minister's salary of around $32,000 with an add-on to take h...