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its multi-million dollar mess at the former Base lands in top-level meetings in Washington.
And Britain's decision to apply pressure to its US allies could tip the balance in favour of a massive payout of up to $60 million for Bermuda.
The pledge cam...
DATE: Feb 24, 1999
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not capture the imagination of the Country.
For -- in a street poll carried out yesterday -- the majority of the people interviewed confessed they did not know anything about Friday's financial plan for the coming year.
But, of those who had taken th...
DATE: Feb 23, 1999
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Progressive Labour Party veteran Lois Browne Evans yesterday said the controversial decision to call for a boycott of the Island's referendum on Independence was the right course to take.
Mrs. Browne Evans said: "I think it was the best thing still -...
DATE: Feb 22, 1999
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It was business as usual and a restrained attitude as PLP Finance Minister Eugene Cox made history with the PLP's first ever Budget.
And a low-key delivery set the note for the day, unlike the almost party atmosphere of previous financial blueprints ...
DATE: Feb 20, 1999
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than a firework display, Shadow Finance Minister Grant Gibbons claimed.
And he predicted many who voted for the PLP would be disappointed at the lack of pyrotechnics in the new Government's debut financial blueprint.
But he added that much of the Bud...
DATE: Feb 20, 1999
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A mixed reaction yesterday greeted Finance Minister Eugene Cox's first-ever Budget.
Struggling retailers were disappointed by no commitment to cutting costs for local companies with duty-free shopping and reductions or changes in import duty.
And the...
DATE: Feb 20, 1999
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Shadow Finance Minister Grant Gibbons yesterday challenged Government to get on with the job.
And he warned that the lack of legislation brought forward since the PLP victory in November could be an indicator of a do-nothing Budget from the PLP.
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DATE: Feb 19, 1999
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British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook has ruled out French-style representation in the UK House of Commons for Bermuda and the other colonies.
But he said that better representation for a "regular dialogue'' was on the cards for the White Paper on Ove...
DATE: Feb 18, 1999
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Money to help unemployed Bid to attract local Policemen Investment in education Tomorrow's first-ever PLP Budget will chart a `steady as she goes' course for Bermuda.
And there will be no new taxes -- and likely little change in most existing ones...
DATE: Feb 18, 1999
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Government has hit ex-Premier Pamela Gordon with a whopping bill for work done on an official residence acquired when she led the Country.
But now Ms Gordon has put the matter in the hands of lawyers with a view to fighting a legal battle over the is...
DATE: Feb 17, 1999
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