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happening in small (with a population of less than a million), lush Fiji, in the South Pacific, which was granted independence from Britain in 1970. We hope that the imbroglio there ends before it does permanent damage.
On May 19, George Speight, a b...
DATE: Jun 17, 2000
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tenants who have defaulted on their rents.
BHC chairman Raymonde Dill said the group was in talks with the owners of a derelict property in Union Street, Hamilton.
He said the eight-unit building would feature shared kitchen and dining rooms run by a...
DATE: May 22, 2000
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Bermuda would be likely to reject new options for more self-determination short of Independence, Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb said yesterday.
And she said any changes -- like "free association'' or the UN's "Fourth Option'', both more hands...
DATE: May 20, 2000
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
George Buchanan was born in the charming small village of Lesmahagow on the west coast of Scotland. The oldest of four sons and a daughter, his was a happy childhood if perhaps noisy. He and two of his brothers played the bagpipes while the youngest ...
DATE: May 13, 2000
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Shadow Legislative Affairs Minister John Barritt last night called on Governor Thorold Masefield to investigate claims of "political interference'' in the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Mr. Barritt spoke after The Royal Gazette reported tha...
DATE: May 10, 2000
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their rents and former drug addicts from being thrown out in the street.
The seven bedroom complex on Union Street will be open to women only on a temporary basis as they try to reintegrate themselves into mainstream society.
The accommodation, which...
DATE: Apr 05, 2000
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the Cabinet, at least for the foreseeable future.
There are sound political reasons not to do so, and there are also good policy and Constitutional reasons, at least at this stage, to hold off on any such move.
But the fact that Ms Smith has come out...
DATE: Apr 05, 2000
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falls very much into the yes...but category.
Yes, many of the changes which were published in the Official Gazette on Friday are sensible and wise.
But there has been no explanation as to why the changes are being made or for what purpose.
Premier Je...
DATE: Apr 03, 2000
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SPEAKS HIS MIND Environment Minister Arthur Hodgson's state- ment on Wednesday sparked controversy after he said foreigners were taking the country over. Reporter Matthew Taylor talked to environmentalist Stuart Hayward about this.
Question: What di...
DATE: Feb 25, 2000
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handling of a court case has been delivered to Governor Thorold Masefield.
But Deputy Governor Tim Gurney said yesterday: "We cannot yet say what's in it.
"It is still subject to discussions between the Governor and the Foreign and Commonwealth Offic...
DATE: Jan 29, 2000
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