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Immigration Minister David Burch said last night that the issue of the base lands clean-up was back up for discussion thanks to Bermuda's newly improved relationship with the US.
Senator Burch appeared on ZBM television news to answer questions about...
DATE: Jun 16, 2009
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Premier Ewart Brown yesterday admitted that he may not have brought four Guantánamo Bay detainees to Bermuda had he anticipated the "firestorm" it would provoke.
But he told MPs during a speech in the House of Assembly that he still firmly believed i...
DATE: Jun 13, 2009
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Some but not all of the Uighurs seeking a new life in Bermuda were taught to break down a Kalashnikov in Afghanistan but none have any links with al Qaeda, their lawyer insisted yesterday.
Susan Baker Manning said the fact that some of her clients re...
DATE: Jun 13, 2009
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Top lawyers were last night left scratching their heads over Premier Ewart Brown's decision to sidestep the Governor and bring four Guantánamo Bay detainees to Bermuda without his permission.
Prominent attorneys who spoke to The Royal Gazette — most ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2009
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The Opposition yesterday denounced the Premier's decision to offer asylum to four Guantánamo Bay detainees in Bermuda, accusing him of "one-man autocratic rule" and "supreme arrogance".
Shadow Immigration Minister Shawn Crockwell told a press confere...
DATE: Jun 12, 2009
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Guest workers will have to undergo mandatory lessons before getting their motorcycle licence under a new programme announced by Junior Transport Minister Marc Bean yesterday.
He told the Senate that moves were afoot to extend the Project Ride road sa...
DATE: Jun 11, 2009
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Hamilton Deputy Mayor Courtland Boyle is still weighing up whether to run for the top job in next month's City Hall election, he said yesterday.
Businessman Mr. Boyle, 40, has been tipped as likely to take over from outgoing Mayor Sutherland Madeiros...
DATE: Jun 10, 2009
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A primary school principal has been ordered to transfer to another school in September — prompting her professional body to file a grievance with the Ministry of Education.
Gina Tucker was told last week she must leave Victor Scott Primary School at ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2009
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With a mother who once ran for parliament, a brother who was an MP and a grandson who wants to be Premier, it's fair to say that politics is in the blood of Jeanne Atherden and her family.
But it took until she was 60 for the mother-of-two to become ...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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Six local charities got a boost yesterday when the organisers of an annual fundraising tournament handed over cheques totalling $250,000.
The money was raised by the annual Ross (Blackie) Talbot Charity Classic golf tournament, which took place in Ap...
DATE: May 15, 2009
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