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Bermuda Party MPs who fought former Premier Sir John Swan's efforts to bring McDonald's franchises to Bermuda.
Recently, the legality of the Prohibited Restaurants Act was upheld in the highest court in the land, and was held to overrule the contract...
DATE: Aug 11, 1999
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The UK Parliament is waiting for its colonies to set the tone before it gets its teeth into the White Paper rewrite of Britain's relations with the Overseas Territories, ex-Speaker Ernest DeCouto said yesterday.
And Mr. DeCouto -- who met recently wi...
DATE: Jul 28, 1999
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hanging, it has been argued.
Shadow Legislative Affairs Minister John Barritt said the challenge would be to find a form of punishment that would take its place -- and satisfy society.
"It will not be good enough to abolish it and not have something ...
DATE: Jul 26, 1999
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being a "damp squib'' and for failing to take the Island's position much further on the whole question of Bermuda's relations with the United Kingdom.
There is some merit to this view; the public does not have as much indication today as it might hav...
DATE: Jul 26, 1999
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bring the issue of Independence to the fore.
The NLP believes self-determination is inevitable for Bermuda and doesn't want to see events overseas forcing the Island into a course it doesn't want.
Party chairman Charles Jeffers wants the PLP to start...
DATE: Jul 26, 1999
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The long-awaited debate on the UK's rewrite of relations with its colonies was yesterday branded a damp squib.
And Opposition leader Pamela Gordon said: "I am severely disappointed -- it's concerning to say the least. I was waiting, hoping, to be enl...
DATE: Jul 23, 1999
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in the last two days which indicated that the Island is making some progress in assuring the world's leading economies that it is a legitimate and clean business centre and not a tax haven.
An announcement by the French Government that Bermuda is not...
DATE: Jul 16, 1999
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Bermuda yesterday distanced itself from a Caymans threat to split with the UK if Britain forced change the islands' tax and banking secrecy laws.
And Premier Jennifer Smith insisted independence would not head off multi-pronged probes into offshore j...
DATE: Jul 15, 1999
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Independence campaigners took their fight straight to the top yesterday -- lobbying MPs at the House of Assembly.
Lawyer Phil Perinchief took a stand outside the house in his bid to persuade the legislature to table a motion which would allow for a r...
DATE: Jul 10, 1999
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said last night.
And she added Bermudians might be prepared to give up the noose for murderers -- if a tough penalty like life without parole was adopted instead.
Ms Gordon said early canvassing after Britain's rewrite of relations with its overseas ...
DATE: Jul 01, 1999
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
