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Labour's election win in Britain is good news for Bermuda, says Attorney General Dame Lois Brown Evans.
But Independence advocate Walton Brown fears the UK government will continue to force Bermuda to follow its lead.
Labour recorded a whopping win a...
DATE: Jun 09, 2001
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Bermuda's economy is vulnerable to recession in the US, according to a Financial Times survey of the Isand published last Friday.
"Although the insurance and reinsurance industries tend to fare relatively well in economic downturns, a substantial slo...
DATE: May 30, 2001
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should be challenged on their motives, said acting Premier Eugene Cox.
Cabinet Ministers Dame Lois Browne Evans and Dr. Ewart Brown response to a poll indicating strong support for a conference on constitutional reform was in the end about semantics....
DATE: May 23, 2001
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Calling his tenure as a parliamentarian "possibly one of the most rewarding experiences of my life,'' veteran politician C.V. (Jim) Woolridge yesterday stunned MPs with the announcement of his resignation -- effective immediately -- from the House of...
DATE: May 19, 2001
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Unfinished business from last year's Throne Speech should keep Members of Parliament busy in the upcoming session.
Topping the agenda for Island legislators are the issues of long-term residents, crime and punishment and public health.
A number of le...
DATE: May 16, 2001
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But any passing embarrassment or justified indignation must never blind us to its vital role in both the health and protection of democracy.
"Those who wish to destroy democracy and its freedoms know this well. It is why their first act is often to t...
DATE: May 03, 2001
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conference or referendum on a new electoral system. But Government wants to keep open the possibility of "consultation with Bermuda'' on the size of the Cabinet and the Senate.
Effectively that means that Government is sticking to its position that o...
DATE: Apr 11, 2001
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teaching can take place in schools where there is no discipline.
So far, the community has heard from Bermuda Union of Teachers executive officer Michael Charles, who says teachers feel powerless to discipline their students -- and their students kno...
DATE: Apr 10, 2001
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wishers shocked that shoddy gears meant he kept falling off his old one as he struggled to work.
Jason was too strapped for cash to afford repairs as he tries to live on a $277-a-week wage packet.
Eight Baptiste Builders Supply workers chipped in for...
DATE: Mar 21, 2001
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Schools the world over are facing increasing problems with children who can hardly read or write. Reporter Karen Smith looks at what Bermuda is doing to stop youngsters falling through the net into illiteracy.
For some children, the act of picking up...
DATE: Mar 21, 2001
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