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Pollster and political commentator Walton Brown will represent Bermuda this month at a United Nations conference on decolonisation.
The UN conference in Anguilla from May 22 to 24 is to analyse the individual circumstances of seven non-governing terr...
DATE: May 10, 2004
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The Department of Education is searching for a social worker for the Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy ? a special needs school.
The school, which currently has ten students aged four to 16-years-old, wants to take on up to nine more students for the u...
DATE: May 06, 2004
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Representatives from Age Concern England were thrilled with the organisations supporting seniors in Bermuda.
However they voiced their concerns at the lack of a "safety net" on issues such as medical care and pensions for the Island's elderly.
And, w...
DATE: Apr 30, 2004
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Premier Alex Scott declared "mission accomplished" yesterday after completing a whirlwind tour of Washington and New York aimed at blunting criticism of Bermuda as a financial centre.
And Mr. Scott assured influential business leaders in New York yes...
DATE: Apr 30, 2004
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The Progressive Labour Party is preparing for a wide-spread national debate on gambling when slot machines are banned in July.
Party spokesman Scott Simmons said yesterday although the PLP had ?no position? now, it was ready to have a wide-ranging di...
DATE: Apr 28, 2004
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The Government of the Azores is to lend financial support for Bermuda?s Portuguese language school.
And Acorean Chief Minister Carlos Cesar is set to visit Bermuda this summer as the two islands build stronger cultural ties.
Portuguese community acti...
DATE: Apr 22, 2004
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Independence, when it does come to Bermuda, will mean that the Bermuda Government would have to take over responsibility for external affairs, defence and internal security.
The additional responsibilities will come at a cost, observers agree, but in...
DATE: Apr 19, 2004
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It was a relaxed Tony Blair who bid a fond farewell to Bermuda yesterday after his first week-long holiday on the Island.
The Prime Minister was in a jovial mood as he thanked the Island for a wonderful vacation ? but he diplomatically dodged tricky ...
DATE: Apr 16, 2004
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Bermuda?s Carifta Games heroes will meet Tony Blair today before the British Prime Minister leaves the Island at the end of his week-long holiday.
The Prime Minister, who has been staying at Government House, will meet the athletes there this afterno...
DATE: Apr 15, 2004
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A petition is being circulated calling for the Island to decide on Independence through a referendum.
Passing through Bermuda via an e-mail chain, the petition calls for the British Government and Governor Sir John Vereker to ?insist that the Bermuda...
DATE: Apr 15, 2004
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