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And veteran UBP MP C.V. (Jim) Woolridge and Premier Jennifer Smith locked horns during the head-to-head over the Education Ministry's pot of cash for the year. Mr. Woolridge accused the Premier, also Education Minister, of making "an inadequate state...

The PLP's start to the Budget debate was yesterday slammed by Shadow Education Minister Tim Smith. Mr. Smith said: "There was no comprehensive overview or indication to allow an Opposition Member to debate its credibility. "She produced nothing for u...

A story in Saturday's paper incorrectly stated that Government announced a Budget of more than $500 billion. It should have read more than $500 million. The first-ever Progressive Labour Party Budget could drive Bermuda onto financial rocks, Shadow F...

Top Bermuda detective Vic Richmond yesterday said Bermuda could be hooked into a new United Nations-sponsored hi-tech forensic lab for the Caribbean. The planned forensic lab could mean faster and cheaper analysis of samples from Island crime scenes....

The Opposition will today go on the offensive in its first-ever reply to the Budget. And they will kick off next week's debates on individual Ministries by putting Premier and Education Minister Jennifer Smith in the spotlight. Shadow Finance Ministe...

disciplined by the Premier after launching an offensive in the Upper House against top figures at Warwick Camp, a Shadow Minister said yesterday. Opposition Home Affairs and Public Safety spokesman Michael Dunkley said: "It was wrong and improper for...

the resignation of his successor and other top figures in the Island's part-time army. Government Sen. David Burch -- who retired from the Regiment in 1997 after five years in the top job -- spoke out after The Royal Gazette exclusively reported a mi...

Tighter controls on the media were yesterday called for by an Opposition Senator. And Government Senate Leader Maxwell Burgess challenged the Government side to stop whining about the press -- and do something about it. He hit out after Senator and C...

A wealthy Chicago nightclub owner and friend of US president Bill Clinton is to take over the US Consul General's job in Bermuda. And Larry Owen, a lawyer and businessman, is expected to take over from current postholder Robert Farmer within the next...

being sent to jail. And the total cost to the Island is between 15 and 20 percent of the total Budget. A new report unveiled yesterday said: "Although there are no accurate figures, it's estimated by Prison Fellowship Bermuda that a staggering two to...