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A fax has been sent around the Island urging needy people to voice complaints about Government's Financial Assistance office.
An "Open Letter to Indigents" questions the length of time people have to wait for financial assistance. It also asks whethe...
DATE: May 14, 2002
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A ruling party backbencher is calling for an Island-wide dialogue to develop a national agenda - and believes Independence is the way ahead for Bermuda.
"Nationhood is a very strong factor for national cohesion," said Progressive Labour Party (PLP) M...
DATE: Apr 29, 2002
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A smooth tailwind carried Bermuda's new Governor Sir John Vereker to the Island an hour early yesterday.
The British Airways flight carrying the new Commander-in-Chief and Lady Vereker hit the tarmac shortly before 5:30 p.m.
“While now is not the occ...
DATE: Apr 10, 2002
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Bermudians who now take up their British passports owe a debt of gratitude to the "Magnificent Seven" United Bermuda Party rebels who stood up against moves towards independence, one of the group claimed yesterday.
Maverick UBP MP Trevor Moniz said i...
DATE: Mar 04, 2002
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The bill granting Bermudians the right to live and work in Britain and hold UK passports was finally passed yesterday.
The House of Lords yesterday gave the British Overseas Territories Bill its third and final reading after a debate lasting just ni...
DATE: Feb 27, 2002
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Former United Bermuda Party (UBP) senator Wendell Hollis has come out in support of his old party colleague Trevor Moniz.
Mr. Hollis, a lawyer, quit the party in 1994, in protest of Sir John Swan's Independence initiative. He later acted as legal adv...
DATE: Feb 18, 2002
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Former Bermuda Governor Lord Waddington has told the British Press he fears Bermuda will opt for independence without having a referendum.
Lord Waddington, who was at the helm during Sir John Swan's bid to break with British rule, told the Daily Tele...
DATE: Feb 12, 2002
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Bermuda got a new senator - lawyer Victoria Pearman - to replace Milton Scott who has resigned his Senate seat.
And as Ms Pearman expressed confidence that she would find the time to adequately discharge her public and private duties, her predecessor...
DATE: Feb 08, 2002
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The United Bermuda Party's (UBP) Smith's South branch chairman David Tavares has resigned the position to serve his party in 'other ways'.
And the branch may soon have to decide between him and Trevor Moniz as their adopted candidate.
The Royal Gazet...
DATE: Feb 04, 2002
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Government is chewing over whether to grant an extra holiday as a mark of respect for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
The 50th anniversary of the Queen's reign is being marked with an extra day off in Britain on June 3, leading to calls for Bermuda to fo...
DATE: Jan 24, 2002
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