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With Britain set to drop the use of "archaic'' terminology in its courts, Bermuda's legal world has been left speculating as to whether the Island will follow suit.
And lawyers from both sides of the fence have offered mixed opinions on whether tradi...
DATE: Dec 13, 1999
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The House of Assembly on Friday passed regulations giving the Bermuda Monetary Authority new powers -- but MPs disagreed on how sweeping the changes were.
Finance Minister Eugene Cox said: "This is the first time there has been major overhaul of regu...
DATE: Dec 13, 1999
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A hi-tech reporting system will not be fully up and running for at least a year, Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb said on Friday.
But Ms Webb insisted Government was treating the introduction of a proper method for keeping a record of court pro...
DATE: Dec 13, 1999
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investment swoop.
James M. Dwyer Real Estate Equities International already owns the White Sands hotel and is understood to be lining up another prospective deal.
Company owner James M. Dwyer revealed his executives were busy on a plan which could bo...
DATE: Dec 13, 1999
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MPs clashed over the future of hi-tech gambling machines yesterday at the start of debate on a new bill to ban the importation of the machines and spare parts.
But they passed the Prohibition of the Importation of Gaming Equipment Act after its secon...
DATE: Dec 11, 1999
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from the legal list of holidays.
The move came after the Senate sent a bill aiming to mark the freeing of slaves in Bermuda by renaming one of the annual Cup Match holidays Emancipation Day.
With Somers Day -- commemorating the 1609 claiming of Bermu...
DATE: Dec 11, 1999
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educational programme for Bermuda's school children next week.
The National Trust will donate more than 100 loquat trees to the Bermuda Zoological Society's (BZS) Learning Through Landscapes Programme.
Environmental Officer trainee and project manage...
DATE: Dec 11, 1999
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Shadow Environment Minister Gary Pitman has accused the Works and Engineering Minister of complacency for dismissing fears of floating junk in Castle Harbour as a recurring minor problem.
Pleasure boat captain Anthony Mello had claimed the rubbish wa...
DATE: Dec 11, 1999
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Government last night denied Opposition claims that it had no coherent plan for tourism, as Tourism Minister David Allen asked the House of Assembly for an extra $1 million.
Mr. Allen claimed the industry would reap the rewards of the extra spending,...
DATE: Dec 11, 1999
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The door has firmly been slammed in the face of investors hopeful of a reprieve on the Morgan's Harbour project.
Development and Opportunity Minister Terry Lister last night broke his four-month silence over the scheme -- and finally put an end to an...
DATE: Dec 11, 1999
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