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St. George's Mayor Henry Hayward has called for Government to get a move on with widening Town Cut after lamenting lost cruise business which he said cost the town $100,000 each time a ship does not dock in the old town.
So far this season the town h...
DATE: May 23, 2002
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Working by the light of the moon, a group of slaves toiled ceaselessly to cut stones from quarries and haul them on their backs and heads to achieve their dream of building their own chapel.
Yesterday, 175 years after they finished building Cobb's Hi...
DATE: May 23, 2002
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A new guide to birdwatching in Bermuda hits the shops this week which author Andrew Dobson hopes will encourage residents to take up the hobby.
Mr. Dobson, the president of Bermuda Audubon Society, will be signing copies of his book, A Birdwatching G...
DATE: May 23, 2002
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A disbelieving American resident who was shocked at getting a $500 fine for having less than one gram of cannabis was told “bush is expensive”in Bermuda by a magistrate yesterday.
Jack Penick, 60, of Ohio, pleaded guilty to purchasing 0.92 grams of c...
DATE: May 23, 2002
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The Broadcast Commission's ruling that the public be barred from a hearing into whether the Premier's February broadcast to the nation was in breach of regulations, was a "foregone conclusion", says VSB news director Chris Lodge.
Mr. Lodge initiated ...
DATE: May 23, 2002
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Bermudians are still afraid to speak out on controversial issues, two consultants to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office who have been on the Island preparing a human rights report have found.
Dr. Dessima Williams and Geraldine Terry, who hav...
DATE: May 23, 2002
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The Bar Association is tightening up on lawyers conduct in a bid to keep off the international watch dogs intent on unearthing money laundering.
However Bar Association President Trevor Moniz admitted one lawyer faces a Supreme Court trial after bein...
DATE: May 23, 2002
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Cherie Booth, the wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, has been slammed in the UK press over her recent business trip to Bermuda.
Under the headline “Cherie Booth, QC, Queen of Bermuda,” the London-based Mail on Sunday said although the top law...
DATE: May 22, 2002
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Acting Premier Alex Scott last night said the Progressive Labour Party (PLP) was completely behind the leadership of Jennifer Smith - but assured the public that if ever she did decide to step down Government would be in good hands.
The Works and Eng...
DATE: May 22, 2002
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The rector of troubled St. Mark's Church was last night urged to resign in a bid to save the church from becoming no longer viable.
About 55 members of the Smith's Anglican church turned out at the AGM last night, but nobody put themselves forward fo...
DATE: May 22, 2002
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