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The Uighurs will not be eligible for UK passports “at least for the next several years” according to a leaked US State Department cable.
The cable, one of 68 relating to Bermuda held by whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, referenced a meeting between ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2011
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Defence lawyer and MP Mark Pettingill will push for longer sentences for gang members when the House of Assembly reconvenes next month.
Mr Pettingill hopes his amendment to the Criminal Code will land proven gangsters with up to ten years longer behi...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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Crime
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The majority of voters remain opposed to Independence, according to a recent poll.
Seventy-three percent of persons surveyed by Mindmaps said they were against such a move.
The figure is the same as in an October survey.
As before, 14 percent of tho...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former United Bermuda Party Minister Maxwell Burgess yesterday revealed he’s joined the Progressive Labour Party.
Mr Burgess immediately tipped as a potential PLP candidate at the next general election told The Royal Gazette: “I’m committed to helpin...
DATE: Jan 12, 2011
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Politics
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Tim Smith
Staunch independence supporter Alex Scott concedes now is not the time to push for a split with the UK as Bermuda gets to grips with its economic, crime and social problems.
But Mr Scott believes Premier Paula Cox will have enough trust from the publ...
DATE: Jan 06, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The United Nations General Assembly has expressed its regret over Bermuda's lack of public meetings and Parliamentary debates on independence.
The Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for discussion on the issue, noting the Island's political pa...
DATE: Jan 05, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The United Nations General Assembly has expressed its regret over Bermuda's lack of public meetings and Parliamentary debates on Independence.
The Assembly has adopted a resolution underlining the need for discussion on the issue, noting the Island's...
DATE: Jan 03, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
In the second of our three-part series looking at Bermuda’s political parties as 2010 comes to an end, the United Bermuda Party’s new recruit Montell Currin explains to Tim Smith why he was nervous telling his grandmother he was signing up with the o...
DATE: Dec 29, 2010
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Ombudsman Arlene Brock is to help to come up with a code of ethics for fellow members of her profession in the Caribbean.
She was appointed to a committee of experts to develop the code for the Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) at its sixth bie...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Former senator Marc Bean will be hoping it is third time lucky for him at the December 15 by-election — after losing out at two previous elections to the United Bermuda Party.
The 36-year-old ran unsuccessfully as the PLP candidate for Southampton We...
DATE: Nov 09, 2010
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