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Premier Ewart Brown will today launch a Parliamentary debate on "the long-standing effects of institutionalised white supremacy on our young black males".
Columbia University Professor Ronald Mincy's report on young black men is set to dominate proce...
DATE: May 21, 2010
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Attorney General Kim Wilson yesterday launched a verbal attack on low-hanging pants, telling the Senate: "I'm not particularly interested in seeing the crack of somebody's backside."
Sen. Wilson said the current fashion trend — which she says mimics ...
DATE: May 20, 2010
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Three things the United Bermuda Party can probably bank on are that Allan Marshall won't be crossing the floor, forming his own party, or quitting to sit in the House of Assembly as an Independent.
The official Opposition's candidate for Hamilton Sou...
DATE: May 14, 2010
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The Progressive Labour Party now has less support than Bermuda's two Opposition parties combined, according to a new poll.
The PLP's support has dropped from 40 percent to 32 percent in the survey by Mindmaps, with the United Bermuda Party on 21 perc...
DATE: Apr 29, 2010
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Rich descendants of slave owners should pour cash into programmes tackling social problems, according to Cabinet Minister Zane DeSilva.
Mr. DeSilva also called for poorer people to save their money instead of blowing it on things they don't need, lik...
DATE: Apr 21, 2010
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Calls are growing for a major debate on decriminalising cannabis, with support said to be strong in some corners of the Progressive Labour Party.
Government Senator Walton Brown yesterday advocated a caucus discussion on Bermuda's drugs laws, claimin...
DATE: Apr 15, 2010
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If Ashfield DeVent thinks he's had a hard time getting people to listen to his complaints about Bermuda's drugs laws, he should spare a thought for Delaey Robinson.
Mr. Robinson — a Progressive Labour Party backbencher between 1998 and 2003 — banged ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2010
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Since entering the political fray in a 2002 by-election, Pembroke MP Ashfield DeVent has repeatedly warned a failure to take action against drugs would have dire consequences for Bermuda.
Here are some of his public comments:
November 2002: "I guess ...
DATE: Mar 30, 2010
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Deputy Premier Paula Cox is no longer the obvious choice to succeed Premier Ewart Brown, according to International Business sources.
Backbencher Terry Lister is now seen as a credible alternative by the industry, which is said to have lost faith in ...
DATE: Mar 26, 2010
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MPs will have the right to invite the public into their committee meetings following a change in House of Assembly rules given the provisional go-ahead yesterday.
It means groups like the Public Accounts Committee — which checks whether taxpayers' mo...
DATE: Mar 23, 2010
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