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Dr. Saul spoke to the Pembroke West United Bermuda Party branch only days after a bill backed by five rebel MPs to outlaw fast food with a foreign flavour passed in the House of Assembly with Opposition PLP support.
Pembroke West's Dr. David...
DATE: Dec 11, 1996
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A furious taxi driver yesterday blasted nit-picking bureaucrats after being ordered by civil servants to remove signs -- one saying "Welcome to Bermuda'' -- from his cab.
Hubert Franks, a taxi driver for more than 30 years, said: "It's ridiculous -- ...
DATE: Dec 11, 1996
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activist said yesterday.
Canon James Francis made the call for more staff for the Human Rights Commission last night -- the eve of Human Rights Day.
Canon Francis, chairman of the HRC, pointed out that the 13th annual report of the Commission showed ...
DATE: Dec 10, 1996
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emergency housing complex, it was revealed yesterday.
The Christmas boost for those without a roof over their heads, which opens on Thursday, is a joint scheme between the Salvation Army, Government and the Corporation of Hamilton.
The move comes aft...
DATE: Dec 10, 1996
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Union president Ottiwell Simmons at a special banquet at the weekend.
Derrick Burgess, current BIU chief, was among those who spoke at the Saturday night Southampton Princess dinner to mark Mr. Simmons' more than 20 years at the helm of the union.
Mr...
DATE: Dec 09, 1996
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Tourism may be in a crisis -- but at least one superstar visitor gave the Island top marks for visitor satisfaction.
He said: "Time drifts along here at about the gait I like. There are no excitements and I don't want any -- I think I could live here...
DATE: Dec 06, 1996
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Prisoners in Bermuda should be given condoms to stop the spread of AIDS behind bars, a top expert on the killer disease said yesterday.
The shock recommendation came from Dr. Harold Katner, a US AIDS activist and university chief of infectious diseas...
DATE: Dec 04, 1996
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Communications giant Cable & Wireless have threatened to sue the Bermuda Government over plans to open up the Island's phone system to competition.
The firm wants three years' notice to prepare for competitors -- a legal right, according to its lawye...
DATE: Dec 03, 1996
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after the second death of a large bird in less than a year.
The outburst came after a bird -- thought to be a blue heron -- was found dead near the bridge last week.
And locals claimed Bermuda Electric Light Company power lines running across the bri...
DATE: Dec 02, 1996
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David Dyer and Clarence Terceira, it was revealed last night.
Now the branch's members want a meeting with Premier David Saul to ram home their views.
Members at the meeting asked the two MPs to explain why the "People's Five'' had rebelled against t...
DATE: Dec 02, 1996
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