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Deputy Governor Nick Carter was tight-lipped this week when asked about the progress of Government's search for a new Director of Public Prosecutions.
Mr. Carter told The Royal Gazette that the Governor was in the process of making his decision and h...
DATE: Apr 14, 2004
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A lawyer representing bars and clubs is hoping Government will have a last minute change of heart and allow gaming machines to remain on the Island.
Government has recently confirmed gaming machines will be illegal on July 1, but lawyer Mark Pettingi...
DATE: Apr 14, 2004
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By Monday the new tugboat/training vessel will be officially christened, providing Bermudian high school graduates with the opportunity to learn various marine trades while serving on board.
The sailed from England in the latter part of last month,...
DATE: Apr 14, 2004
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The playground equipment at Clearwater Beach will be replaced, the Bermuda Land Development Company (BLDC) said yesterday.
It was demolished by the Department of Parks at the weekend.
BLDC media relations officer Richard Calderon claimed that there w...
DATE: Apr 14, 2004
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Rivalries over women ? not drugs ? are spurring young people to commit acts of violence according to the leader of a popular Hamilton social ?crew?.
Raymond Troy (Yanky) Rawlins, who runs a variety store on Court Street, spoke to yesterday to offer h...
DATE: Apr 14, 2004
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Alex Scott?s ministers had an hour to quiz Tony Blair on any subject they chose yesterday after the British Prime Minister attended the weekly Cabinet meeting.
They didn?t raise the prickly subject of Independence from Britain, although it was ?light...
DATE: Apr 14, 2004
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A French national warned Bermudian women about the dangers of date rape drugs.
The woman, who is a victim of rape and cannot be named for legal reasons, said: “I believe I was given a date rape drug on the night of the incident. But it was not found ...
DATE: Apr 14, 2004
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Bermuda faces higher taxes, with across the board increases of between two to three percent ? but income tax is not on the horizon, according to Finance Minister Paula Cox.
In revealing the long-awaited ?Report on the Bermuda Tax System? by Harry Gut...
DATE: Apr 13, 2004
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Paradiso owner Wayne Furbert took the bold step in January to ban smoking at his Reid Street cafe.
Mr. Furbert opened the cafe five years ago with a designated smoking section. It worked for a while, but Mr. Furbert and his wife Ulene, who run the ca...
DATE: Apr 13, 2004
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A quiet drink before dinner led to American tourist John T. Potter having an encounter with British Prime Minister Tony Blair he will never forget.
Mr. Potter and his family could not believe their eyes when Mr. Blair, his wife Cherie and children, s...
DATE: Apr 13, 2004
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