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National Liberal Party leader Charles Jeffers is calling for a referendum on whether Bermudians should accept British passports if the United Kingdom offers them.
And, although the head of Bermuda's third party did not say which way he would vote, he...
DATE: Aug 03, 1998
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A referendum on Independence could be held before the next General Election if a lawyer wins his legal argument against the Government.
Attorney Philip Perinchief has issued an originating summons in the Supreme Court asking that the 1995 referendum ...
DATE: Jul 29, 1998
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Gareth Finighan
However, with an election approaching there may not be a great dearth of news which is what journalists generally mean by "silly season''.
Be that as it may, there have been a number of events lately which indicate that the heat may be getting to som...
DATE: Jul 27, 1998
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British citizenship from the UK could spell "total extinction'' for the Island.
And Philip Perinchief slammed both the ruling United Bermuda Party and the Progressive Labour Party for failing to spot the dangers.
He said Bermuda's Parliament faced be...
DATE: Jul 17, 1998
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
60/40 rule, it seems clear that politicians of both political stripes have been playing a dangerous game. It is clear that today the Bank of Bermuda is a highly complex international operation which competes in a tough field with much larger and unfe...
DATE: Jul 10, 1998
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five years in Parliament's hotseat.
And MPs queued up to pay tribute to Mr. DeCouto, an MP for more than a quarter of a century.
An emotional Mr. DeCouto told MPs: "I would like to announce to this House and to my constituents in Smith's North that I...
DATE: Jul 07, 1998
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been warned: "Stay indoors -- your lives depend on it.'' Almost 2,000 fires have scorched nearly half a million acres in central and northeast Florida.
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated -- spending the Independence Day holiday in shelters...
DATE: Jul 06, 1998
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Jennifer Smith now seem to be in doubt. Or, perhaps, we are just witnessing political manoeuvering.
We see the debates as very important to Bermuda because they will allow the people to judge the party platforms for the future and the general intent ...
DATE: Jul 06, 1998
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public begin to take aim at the media. Whatever the problem, it's the fault of the media, the fault of the Press, the fault of The Royal Gazette .
We have already heard that one major political figure is going about saying that if the United Bermuda ...
DATE: Jul 04, 1998
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weekend to celebrate the 222nd birthday of the United States.
Host US Consul General Robert Farmer has invited members of the American Society, Corporation of Hamilton, Government, and the Opposition to his annual July 4 Independence Day celebration....
DATE: Jun 30, 1998
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