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present what at first glance appeared to be a lengthy programme in Friday's Throne Speech. And there are ambitious plans in a number of areas that will take up a good deal of time and effort for the Progressive Labour Party to implement in the next 1...

opening of the Progressive Labour Party's conference on Monday night. In doing so, she went some way to explain the slow progress of the Government, now nearing the end of its first year -- and the challenges facing the party within its own ranks. Ms...

The United Bermuda Party is calling for a different voting system to be put back on the political agenda. Acting Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons said it was important to keep an open mind on proportional representation (PR). Under that system the num...

United Bermuda Party over the years. His strong stands with the "rebel five'' over Independence and McDonald's, his refusal to take minor Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet posts afterwards and his seeming determination to row his own boat have earned him pl...

Independent. And he took a swing at his Parliamentary colleagues for choosing to axe him from the group. Smith's South Mr. Moniz -- suspended from the party at the weekend -- left the door open for his plans to change in the future. He said: "I was e...

Nyerere who he met through Bermudian pioneer Earle Seaton. Philip Perinchief last night called Nyerere a "true Pan-Africanist'' and opponent of colonialism. Mr. Perinchief said in 1980 he met the president while he was a student of Economic Developme...

Now the maverick MP will have the Opposition Whip withdrawn without a time-limit -- although he remains a party member. It is understood the shock move came after party chiefs finally lost patience with Mr. Moniz -- a long-time thorn in the side of t...

-- but I can't give any details at this point in time.' And Mr. Cox declined to confirm or deny whether the celebration was to be paid for out of taxpayers' money.'' -- The Royal Gazette, September 30, 1999 One week ago, Mr. Cox, the Finance Minist...

"When information which properly belongs to the public is systematically withheld by those in power, the people soon become Ignorant of their own affairs, distrustful of those who manage them, and eventually, Incapable of determining their own destin...

Bermuda's new US Consul General will move into the luxury home of former Governor Sir Edwin Leather, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Larry Owen -- who arrived on the Island yesterday -- will spend his first few weeks in Bermuda in Paget's Chelston, the...