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The concerns of Pembroke East Central residents ranged from widespread complaints about housing and drugs to specific issues relating to disabled residents and drainage problems.
Ursula Dunlop complained that there were no adequate programmes for han...
DATE: Nov 06, 1998
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calculations can be sent haywire by the performance of this odd breed of politician. Gareth Finighan puts them under scrutiny Four candidates have decided to go it alone and run as Independents in next Monday's election. And while none of the gang of...
DATE: Nov 04, 1998
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live and work in the UK has rekindled the debate over Bermuda going it alone.
No sooner had the prospect of Britain returning to the stance prior to the passing of the British Nationality Act 1981 -- full British passports instead of the second-rate ...
DATE: Oct 29, 1998
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
For they faxed a complaint to The Royal Gazette suggesting voters were too stupid to differentiate between one-man band Parliamentary candidate Philip Perinchief and his PLP candidate brother Wayne.
And a mention of the name "Perinchief'' and a call ...
DATE: Oct 28, 1998
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
platform to back his solo campaign in Pembroke West.
And Mr. Perinchief backed the introduction of income tax and the abolition of Bermuda's twin-seat constituencies and Westminster-style "first past the post'' system of picking a Government.
Mr. Per...
DATE: Oct 26, 1998
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
according to an exclusive poll for The Royal Gazette .
The study of 400 people, by Total Marketing and Communications, also showed only one-third support for Independence.
It showed 69 percent of residents saw housing costs as "a very serious problem...
DATE: Oct 07, 1998
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his duties.
"I want to bring in a personal style -- I'm a relaxed individual,'' Mr.
Gurney said. "I like people and I like dealing with them -- I do care about people and I'm very happy to talk to them.'' He admitted: "There is a pomp and circumstan...
DATE: Oct 06, 1998
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Independence campaigner Phil Perinchief has urged the Premier to run a referendum on splitting Bermuda from Britain -- on election day.
The lawyer and Independent candidate for Pembroke West said the poll should be held just as the Country was going ...
DATE: Sep 28, 1998
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International business has brought out its big guns in the battle to keep Bermuda off an international hitlist of dodgy offshore financial centres.
And firms with close links to the UK financial heartland of London have launched a plan to lobby Briti...
DATE: Sep 28, 1998
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International business leaders claim Bermuda could lose half of its economy if it is placed on a worldwide blacklist of tax havens.
Top Ernst and Young accountant Jan Spiering, chairman of the International Business Forum, warned Bermuda could even f...
DATE: Sep 25, 1998
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