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Eric DeSilva left behind a legacy of fun and laughter according to those who knew him best.
Sixty-year-old Sandys Parish resident Mr. DeSilva was the victim of a drowning on Tuesday afternoon, when he decided to take an afternoon swim while out bo...
DATE: Jul 26, 2001
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A decision on Maxwell Burgess' replacement in the Senate will not be made before the end of the upper house's current session.
But expect not only a new United Bermuda Party Senate team, but a reshuffled Shadow Cabinet team with Mr. Burgess in a sign...
DATE: Jul 26, 2001
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Rogue telecommunications carriers will be dissuaded from their cheating and anti-competitive ways with new laws passed by the House of Assembly yesterday, the Government hopes.
But Shadow Legislative Affairs Minister John Barritt says the laws go too...
DATE: Jul 26, 2001
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The multi-billion dollar Thyssen case will not be back in court until September, according to the Deputy Governor, Tim Gurney.
The case was left hanging in March when the presiding judge, Dennis Mitchell, dramatically quit over a pay row - a year and...
DATE: Jul 26, 2001
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The new president of Bermuda College yesterday vowed to work with staff to improve student success - starting with those in remedial classes.
Dr. Michael Orenduff, who joined the college on a three-year contract, told the media that he and lecturers ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2001
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Those who continue to push for a constitutional conference on changes to Bermuda's constitution "are disrespectful in the extreme", Government Sen. David Burch said yesterday.
Sen. Burch spoke out during the motion to adjourn in the Senate about the ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2001
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Under strenuous objections from the Opposition United Bermuda Party, the law governing the telecommunications industry was overhauled yesterday by the House of Assembly after a five-hour debate.
But while the law strengthens the ability of the minist...
DATE: Jul 26, 2001
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An unknown thief broke and entered several classrooms at the Victor Scott School and stole an air conditioner and CD player.The culprit entered the Glebe Road building through an insecure window between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
DATE: Jul 26, 2001
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Bermuda needs its own cancer treatment facility, according to cancer specialist Dr. Sidney Lowry.
The country would save money in the long run if King Edward VII Memorial Hospital invested in a cobalt radiation therapy unit, he told Hamilton Rotary o...
DATE: Jul 26, 2001
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The Senate passed a comprehensive piece of legislation yesterday to lower Bermuda's official age of majority from 21 to 18.
Government Sen. Michael Scott outlined for the Upper House the Age of Majority Act 2001 which addresses references to the age ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2001
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