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to all and Dame Commander of the British Empire -- Marjorie Bean died on Thursday night in King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Dame Marjorie, best known for her tireless work in Bermuda's educational system, was born on May 25, 1909 in Pembroke parish...
DATE: Mar 17, 2001
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comprehensive education in a hard hitting speech to MPs yesterday.
And he said it was wrong to axe entrance exams just because they were deemed discriminatory to black males.
He told the House of Assembly yesterday: "In 1992 the secondary school entr...
DATE: Mar 17, 2001
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Opposition Senator Maxwell Burgess has called for both major parties to come together in a conference to hammer out whether Bermuda should push for independence.
He said both the Progressive Labour Party and his own party, the United Bermuda Party, s...
DATE: Mar 14, 2001
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necessary in this year's budget because past Governments convinced people that income taxes were "evil''.
Senator Calvin Smith said Finance Minister Eugene Cox had to spend in the budget because he faced the "extraordinary challenge'' of trying to ac...
DATE: Mar 13, 2001
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A recently completed survey on literacy suggests that Bermuda's students are better behaved and as motivated to learn as those in other parts of the world.
Education Minister and Senator Milton Scott told the Senate yesterday that a British consultan...
DATE: Mar 13, 2001
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The Progressive Labour Party is split in Parliament because Premier Jennifer Smith and a clique in her Cabinet are not communicating with their backbench MPs, shadow Home Affairs Minister Michael Dunkley claimed last night.
He spoke out after three P...
DATE: Mar 12, 2001
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United States expatriates, dual Citizens possessing United States citizenship, and United States Green Card holders may be required to file annual tax returns with Internal Revenue.
These are some of the new tax-law dollar limits to take into account...
DATE: Mar 10, 2001
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the go-ahead yesterday in the Senate.
The new board will relieve Home Affairs Minister Paula Cox and the Treatment of Offenders Board of deciding if inmates should be released on parole.
All Senators agreed that setting up the board would lead to a m...
DATE: Mar 08, 2001
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Government is to pay the contractors of the new Berkeley Institute a cash premium for every Bermudian they employ on the site.
In a bold move to get more Bermudian workers involved in the $70 million project, Works and Engineering Minister Alex Scott...
DATE: Mar 08, 2001
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Former Principal and Government backbencher Dale Butler is attempting to broaden children's horizons by promoting challenging summer schools overseas.
He said instead of taking their youngsters to Disney World or on a cruise this summer, parents coul...
DATE: Mar 06, 2001
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