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Lawyers and politicians have leapt to the defence of Canadian former prosecutors who were subjected to a withering attack by Attorney General Dame Lois Browne Evans.
In the House of Assembly on Wednesday she accused them of "bending over backwards to...
DATE: Mar 08, 2002
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Contractors working for the Bermuda Housing Corporation (BHC) came out in defence of general manager Raymonde Dill yesterday.
They say the current allegations about corruption at BHC must be balanced with a recognition that most of the Corporation's ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2002
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The Bermuda Police Service has stepped up its campaign to bring in fresh talent by appointing a full time recruitment officer to help swell the ranks.
Sgt. Paul Singh has been assigned to the full-time post to help organise applications and arrange e...
DATE: Mar 08, 2002
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Planned US legislation which would stop American corporations moving to Bermuda to avoid income tax stands an outside chance of becoming law because of a wave of post-September 11 patriotism, a leading New York tax expert said yesterday.
Robert Wille...
DATE: Mar 08, 2002
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Allegations of corruption at Bermuda Housing Corporation (BHC) are being investigated and handled discreetly, Health and Family Services Minister Nelson Bascome said yesterday.
Mr. Bascome delivered a Ministerial Statement to Parliament in response t...
DATE: Mar 07, 2002
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Despite continued opposition from parts of the industry, a law requiring all taxis to use modern communication equipment is forging ahead.
Yesterday Minister of Transport Ewart Brown said all taxis must be equipped with two-way radios, a device for t...
DATE: Mar 07, 2002
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Mystery surrounds how Government is deploying its lobbying muscle in Washington, DC despite nearly $300,000 being paid out to professional lobbyists last year.
According to US Department of Justice figures released to The Royal Gazette, Government pa...
DATE: Mar 07, 2002
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Education and Development Minister Paula Cox has put the lid on doubts that the new senior secondary school will no longer be called Berkeley Institute when it opens next year.
She said the $70 million school, which is currently being built in Pembro...
DATE: Mar 07, 2002
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A bill giving the Chief Statistician powers to conduct compulsory surveys passed in the Senate yesterday but the United Bermuda Party (UBP) warned that it could lead to serious privacy issues in the future.
Opposition Senators agreed with the law's p...
DATE: Mar 07, 2002
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A team of Bermuda's frontline emergency service workers are preparing for one of their most daunting tasks ever - an assignment to Ground Zero in New York.
Ten members of the Island's Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) team are due to fly out...
DATE: Mar 07, 2002
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