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Minister Nelson Bascome's widow Shirlene Bascome has ruled herself out of the running in the by-election to replace her late husband.
Mr. Bascome's mentor Ottiwell Simmons' suggestion that Mrs. Bascome should stand in the solid Progressive Labour Par...
DATE: Jul 28, 2009
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Bermuda has no guidelines in place for stem cell treatment — two months after the Ministry of Health's self-imposed deadline.
And strict oversight could still be several months away as technical advisers disagree with an agenda to push through legisl...
DATE: Jul 27, 2009
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New Minister Walter Roban hasn't exactly tiptoed quietly into Premier Ewart Brown's Cabinet.
As a wave of big hitters have departed Dr. Brown's team amid a storm of anger over his leadership style, Mr. Roban has been the backbencher going against the...
DATE: Jul 27, 2009
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Amid all the sadness at his early death, there were still plenty of smiles among the crowds as the procession for Minister Nelson Bascome weaved its way to the Cathedral yesterday.
It was a fitting farewell to a popular man of the people whose fondne...
DATE: Jul 24, 2009
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An overseas firm has reportedly been paid back cash it invested with under-investigation Bermudian businessman Andre Curtis' company.
Mr. Curtis' Harvest Investment Holdings received nearly $2 million from two companies late last year as part of an a...
DATE: Jul 24, 2009
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Premier Ewart Brown's relationship with Royal Gazette editor Bill Zuill is bad beyond repair, Dr. Brown's press secretary Glenn Jones said yesterday.
Mr. Jones told Hamilton Rotary Club the "staunchly adversarial" relationship between the pair is "tr...
DATE: Jul 22, 2009
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Former National Liberal Party leader Charles Jeffers is calling for a new leader to start a party from Bermuda's grassroots, insisting: "Somebody out there has to know the hour has come."
Mr. Jeffers says the Island desperately needs an alternative t...
DATE: Jul 21, 2009
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Bermuda has a more expensive health care system than 24 out of 25 countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Only Americans pay more for their health care than people on the Island — with nations including the UK, Canada,...
DATE: Jul 21, 2009
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Former National Liberal Party leader Charles Jeffers is calling for a new leader to start a party from Bermuda's grassroots, insisting: "Somebody out there has to know the hour has come."
Mr. Jeffers says the Island desperately needs an alternative t...
DATE: Jul 20, 2009
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Crime is increasingly the biggest concern of Bermuda residents, following a spate of shootings and violence this summer.
Twenty-nine percent of voters — up from 21 percent — said crime was the number one issue facing the Island, in a poll at the end ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2009
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