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Premier Jennifer Smith says there will be more public meetings on proposed changes to the Constitution.
The Premier at first said a debate in the House of Assembly would be sufficient, but she backtracked at the Throne Speech and agreed to one public...
DATE: Nov 13, 2000
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Government defended its record on contracting work to private companies, with Development Minister Terry Lister saying the Progressive Labour Party was "spreading it around''.
Mr. Lister was responding to comments by Opposition MPs David Dodwell and ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2000
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sexually abusing a six-year-old girl.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is from the South American country of Ecuador and is employed in Bermuda on a work permit.
The acts of sexual abuse were alleged to have occurred between October 1,...
DATE: Nov 13, 2000
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Bermudians must work hard and set higher standards if they are to replace overseas staff in the Island's top jobs, Transport Minister Dr. Ewart Brown warned on Friday night.
He said the Island needs foreign workers but it was "embarrassing'' to see h...
DATE: Nov 13, 2000
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Government has lobbied sixteen different airlines in its bid to increase flights to the Island.
At a recent conference held in Holland, Transport Minister Dr. Ewart Brown and a delegation of civil servants made presentations to potential carriers to ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2000
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St. David's Preschool unveiled its `healthy' school grounds yesterday morning.
The project, boasting a butterfly centrepiece, is an initiative of Learning Through Landscapes Bermuda (LTLB) and the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS).
Presiding at the ri...
DATE: Nov 10, 2000
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The recent controversy over whether or not a constitutional conference should be held prior to the implementation of changes to Bermuda's Parliamentary constituency system cannot be reduced to a simple "yes/no'' question and answer. How a colonial co...
DATE: Nov 10, 2000
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time will dominate proceedings in the House of Assembly today.
The Employment 2000 Act has cross-party support in principle, but the United Bermuda Party will want to closely examine the fine print.
The legislation gives workers a statutory right to ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2000
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operating in the region has come into force.
Bermuda, the United States and other overseas territories will now form an alliance to target drugs barons operating in the waters between here and the US.
Foreign Officer Minister John Battle announced th...
DATE: Nov 10, 2000
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Fisherman Henry Corea died in a freak road accident last year after a truck driver lost control of his vehicle and skidded across St. John's Road.
In a statement after the accident, the truck driver, Albert Suragh told Police he was traveling between...
DATE: Nov 10, 2000
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