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A gambler is set to take court action after operators of a hi-tech gambling machine refused to pay out a whopping jackpot.
It is believed that the case will be the first time a dispute over a payout from gambling machines has gone to legal action.
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DATE: Dec 17, 1999
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to set up a new body to ease the housing crisis for low-income families.
Charles Jeffers -- chairman of the National Liberal Party -- in making the official announcement yesterday, said he would now be trying to drum up support for his new project wi...
DATE: Dec 17, 1999
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Hope is the most vital ingredient for the future as Bermuda faces the Millennium, Premier Jennifer Smith said yesterday.
"As Government, we know that the only way for Bermuda to achieve its maximum potential is to include every Bermudian on this jour...
DATE: Dec 16, 1999
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regulation in Bermuda and the other UK overseas territories, it was revealed yesterday.
And the examination of the Island's financial health is expected to be completed by summer next year.
Foreign Office junior Minister Baroness Scotland said: "The ...
DATE: Dec 16, 1999
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The soldier at the centre of controversy over Bermuda Regiment promotions is to quit the Island's part-time army, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
But, according to Regiment insiders, Maj. Nick Moore is to resign his commission to take up a high-flying ...
DATE: Dec 15, 1999
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to erupt in the Senate today.
The Upper House is likely to go to war over the new law, which sets up a framework for consumers to complain about sub-standard goods and service.
MPs clashed over the new Act two weeks ago, which, for the first time, gi...
DATE: Dec 15, 1999
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Island MPs are set to get free rein to vote with their conscience on a proposal to kill off hanging and flogging in Bermuda, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The news came as the Opposition United Bermuda Party carried out a massive telephone poll of vo...
DATE: Dec 14, 1999
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A top lawyer yesterday called for Bermuda to take a gamble on casinos to kickstart the tourism industry and allow ordinary Bermudians to hit a jobs jackpot.
And barrister Julian Hall said Government should look at a Royal Commission on gaming on the ...
DATE: Dec 14, 1999
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A Christmas crime wave can be avoided with precaution, Public Safety Minister Paula Cox advised yesterday.
Ms Cox noted that a "marked increase'' in thefts from parked cars and cycle thefts had been logged by Police.
And she added that drivers should...
DATE: Dec 13, 1999
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A hi-tech reporting system will not be fully up and running for at least a year, Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb said on Friday.
But Ms Webb insisted Government was treating the introduction of a proper method for keeping a record of court pro...
DATE: Dec 13, 1999
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