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guilty to his first drugs offence on Thursday.
Alvin Eugene Symonds was told "behave yourself'' and to "stay far from drugs'' after he admitted having 7.18 grams of cannabis in a search at Hamilton Police Station.
Crown Counsel Dwayne Caines said Sym...
DATE: Dec 11, 2000
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`Respect', a theme to which I have returned to like a broken record for the last 20 years, has suddenly taken on `talk show' significance.
As a black person `over 50' I can recall the time when there was a great deal of respect within the black commu...
DATE: Dec 11, 2000
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complex with a state-of-the-art shelter.
Housing Minister Nelson Bascome said the current North Street shelter, which can house up to 86 homeless people, was out of date.
He will sit down with the Salvation Army and an anonymous philanthropist to dis...
DATE: Dec 11, 2000
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plans for a more integrated 911 service and said improvements were already underway to make it more responsive.
She said a report carried out by Government into the running of the Island's emergency response service in May showed there was room for o...
DATE: Dec 09, 2000
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Bermuda must operate in order to keep its 60/40 ownership exemption.
And he said he has set in place measures which will ensure that the interests of Bermuda continue to be served even if the company is owned in main by foreigners.
He said the bankin...
DATE: Dec 09, 2000
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The decision by the Minister of Finance to allow an exemption to Bank of Bermuda from the 60/40 rule will inevitably lead to other applications being made to Government from different sectors, according to a leading businessman.
David Ezekiel, head o...
DATE: Dec 09, 2000
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natural and man-made disasters is set to emerge from the long-awaited review of the part-time army.
Plans revealed yesterday include cutting 100 soldiers from the present 700 force, establishing more full time troops, cutting conscription from three ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2000
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future seeking to get an exemption from the ownership rule would have to meet a "high test'' and be in the national interest.
He said that since the inception of the Companies Act 1981, the Minister of Finance has had the authority to permit local co...
DATE: Dec 09, 2000
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businessman Wendall Brown "Finance is sometimes the way (politicians) can influence selection of judges and the bench. I had my suspicions. We want to preserve the independence of the judiciary from political interference.'' -- John Barritt (UBP) on ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2000
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Norwegian Cruise Line has had its knuckles rapped after busting passenger limits -- and in the process they boosted Tourism Minister David Allen's marketing budget by $500,000.
And, despite being "fined'' for filling cruise and stay cabins with regul...
DATE: Dec 09, 2000
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