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The US Consulate is holding its annual July 4 celebrations tomorrow, with tickets sold out.
The Consulate is expecting the event to have over 7,000 guests with volunteers from over 60 of Bermuda's charities providing manpower to help it run smoothly....
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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Governor Sir Richard Gonzey said yesterday in a speech to the Hamilton Rotary Club that he was happy with his level of involvement in politics on the Island.
"This is the only British Overseas Territory where the Governor does not sit in Cabinet and ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2008
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More than 200 people gathered to celebrate — with music, dancing and food — the 110th anniversary of the independence of the Philippines on Sunday.
The independence of the Pacific Ocean archipelago is marked on June 12, 1898 for the riddance of Spani...
DATE: Jun 17, 2008
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In 1969, Ewart Brown and Phil Perinchief stood shoulder to shoulder on the steps of City Hall, resisting Police attempts to move them on, as they called for Bermuda to change.
Forty years later the pair are poles apart, as Mr. Perinchief says his for...
DATE: Jun 13, 2008
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United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan has called for a probe into how Cabinet Office insiders high-jacked the words of the Speaker in a failed attempt to shut down scrutiny of Government.
And Mr. Swan has hailed Speaker Stanley Lowe's U-turn on parlia...
DATE: Jun 07, 2008
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This is the full text of the statement read out in the House of Assembly by Speaker Stanley Lowe, giving his ruling on parliamentary questions:
"A few weeks ago I had the opportunity of meeting around a table with a group of five Bermudians as part o...
DATE: Jun 07, 2008
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The Premier yesterday appointed Marc Bean as a new Senator, replacing Wayne Caines who resigned to pursue a career in the private sector.
And he stressed that he was not taking the post for its 'glitter and gold'.
Sen. Bean, 34, said: "I'm not really...
DATE: Jun 06, 2008
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Former MPs Reginald Burrows and Stuart Hayward last night urged Speaker Stanley Lowe to rethink his threat to bar MPs from questioning Ministers on anything they did in an old Parliament.
And the Opposition United Bermuda Party believe the ruling wil...
DATE: Jun 06, 2008
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House Speaker Stanley Lowe today reversed a previous statement which appeared to ban questions to Ministers from an old Parliament.
In the House of Assembly this morning he said matters from an old Parliament, such as questions, can be resubmitted.
H...
DATE: Jun 06, 2008
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A supporter of Bermudians for Referendum has called for the Premier to be more transparent on discussions over Independence.
Pat Ferguson, an ardent supporter of the advocacy group, raised her concerns after Premier Ewart Brown appeared to visit the ...
DATE: May 31, 2008
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