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Government moves to cut the age of majority from 21 to 18 won cross-party support yesterday in the House of Assembly.
The Green Paper outlining the proposal was introduced by Labour and Home Affairs Minister the Hon. John Irving Pearman .
He stressed...
DATE: May 27, 1995
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paid tribute to the former British Prime Minister.
Opposition Progressive Labour Party leader Mr. Frederick Wade led the tributes in the House of Assembly for the pipe-smoking socialist who died this week aged 79.
Mr. Wade hailed Lord Wilson as one o...
DATE: May 27, 1995
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being beamed by satellite into Bermuda homes.
Tougher penalties against offenders are also planned under the proposed legislation.
The Obscene Publications Amendment Act 1995 was tabled last Friday, and is on the order paper for today's House of Asse...
DATE: May 26, 1995
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of Assembly today.
The paper, tabled in July by Labour and Home Affairs Minister the Hon. Irving Pearman, recommends lowering the age of majority in all but a few cases to 18 from 21.
Input into the document was received from the Attorney General's C...
DATE: May 26, 1995
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both of Bermuda's political leaders.
Despite the continuing efforts of Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan, the number in favour of Independence, which he favours so openly, is declining. Mr.
Frederick Wade, the Progressive Labour Party leader, has asked ...
DATE: May 26, 1995
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Requesting Bermuda pay the US millions for the return of Base lands ignores the historical ties the two jurisdictions share, said the National Liberal Party of Bermuda.
"Now that the US government is asking $140 million for `improvements' the NLP sug...
DATE: May 26, 1995
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The key elements of successful parliamentary democracies are the rule of law, freedom from political interference of the public service and the independence of the Judiciary and the Police. The independence of these bodies is vital to this freedom.
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DATE: May 25, 1995
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backing a split from Britain.
On Tuesday, this paper carried the results of a survey of those intending to vote in the August 15 referendum. This showed 64 percent were opposed to Independence, 17 in favour, and 19 undecided.
Today, The Royal Gazette...
DATE: May 25, 1995
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Tuesday's paper was deleted. The full text of the deletion follows: (6) People who have the right to Bermudian citizenship in certain other cases: A person would be eligible to apply to be registered as a Bermudian citizen if he or she was ordinari...
DATE: May 25, 1995
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comes to Independence. For The Royal Gazette poll shows Bermuda's youth are a pretty conservative lot on the big "I'' issue. Just 13 percent of 18 to 34-year-olds planning to vote in the August referendum favour Independence.
And 61 percent in this a...
DATE: May 23, 1995
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