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Self-proclaimed high priest Gershwyn Smith yesterday missed the chance to run in the Paget West by-election by minutes. But seconds after he was told by returning officers he had missed the 1 p.m. deadline, Mr. Smith vowed to complain to Governor Tho...

Royal Gazette can reveal. For full-speed-ahead Road Safety Council chairman Delcina Bean Burrows has signed up lawyer Phil Perinchief to help the group close loopholes in the law. Ms Bean Burrows said: "We are pleased he has been appointed as our leg...

A former PLP candidate and lawyer yesterday warned Bermuda faces a stark choice between full UK citizenship and Independence. But Philip Perinchief claimed Government was sitting on the fence over the issue. And he said Government had "no choice'' bu...

The next US Consul General is set to get a new James Bond-style armour-plated car, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The maximum security vehicle -- specially altered to combat terrorist threats -- is expected to replace the current standard Chevrolet in...

Governors in Overseas Territories may be stripped of their old-style uniforms and plumed hats -- and have their powers trimmed as part of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's drive towards `Cool Britannia.' A UK Parliamentary insider said the upcoming Whi...

Finance Minister Eugene Cox last night came under fire amid claims he is behind the eight ball on United Nations moves to police offshore financial centres. And Shadow Finance Minister Grant Gibbons said: "I would say I was certainly surprised and a ...

aspiring US president Al Gore's campaign, The Royal Gazette can reveal. And the news means that Bermuda will still have a friend at court after President Clinton if current vice-president Gore steps up to the top White House job. Mr. Farmer -- speaki...

The United Nations is set to zero in on so-called tax havens and draw up a league table of "internationally approved offshore centres''. And governments responsible for offshore centres -- in Bermuda's case, Britain -- which fail to reach UN standard...

Veteran politician Lois Browne Evans is tipped to become the first political Attorney General in Bermuda. And an announcement on the new position could be made by Premier Jennifer Smith by the end of the month. Insiders yesterday tipped the lawyer an...

The appointment of a Senator as Premier Jennifer Smith's Chief of Staff was out of line with the law, Opposition MPs claimed yesterday. Opposition Leader Pamela Gordon said: "Under general orders, there is a specific method by which a selection proce...