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American lawmakers will waste no time in helping President-elect Barack Obama to fulfill his campaign promise to "shut down the tax havens", a leading US Senator has indicated.
Sen. Carl Levin said the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act — a bill which names Be...
DATE: Dec 08, 2008
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Bermuda joined countries around the world celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights over the weekend.
To commemorate the event, the Human Rights Commission hosted a 'global village' exposition in Par-la-Ville Park ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2008
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Government backbencher Wayne Perinchief delivered a passionate speech urging his own party to quit playing the race card and encouraging all to stand up against prejudice.
Mr. Perinchief took to his feet during a lengthy debate on race in the House o...
DATE: Dec 08, 2008
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Former Attorney General Phil Perinchief has launched a lawsuit after he was rejected for the post of Solicitor General in favour of a non-Bermudian.
The 64-year-old lawyer is suing the Public Service Commission (PSC), Governor Sir Richard Gozney and ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2008
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Fairmont boss Norm Mastalir says he is not put off by the results of a survey showing more than half the Island's visitors would find a new casino a turn-off.
Mr. Mastalir — whose lobbying was partly behind the launch of a feasibility study into allo...
DATE: Dec 08, 2008
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A memorial service has been held for Detective Superintendent Basil Haddrell, a Scotland Yard inspector who coordinated the arrests of Erskine (Buck) Burrows and Larry Tacklyn following a series of politically-inspired murders in the 1970s.
Mr. Haddr...
DATE: Dec 08, 2008
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Mandatory minimum sentences for possessing blades in public are not an unconstitutional breach of rights and freedoms – but judges must still assess whether they are proportional to the gravity of each individual crime.
That recent landmark ruling of...
DATE: Dec 08, 2008
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Government MP Ashfield DeVent has urged black people to "support your own" and give their custom to black businesses in North East Hamilton.
Mr. DeVent told the House of Assembly on Friday that Government's regeneration of Court Street and the surrou...
DATE: Dec 08, 2008
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This newspaper asked its readers to send in their opinions on the row between Bermuda CableVision and the Bermuda Broadcasting Company (BBC). Here are a few of the e-mails we received.
"BBC states that CableVision 'maintains existing services'. I tak...
DATE: Dec 08, 2008
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The stage at City Hall will be replaced in its entirety with a modern, multi-purpose stage and sound system in 2009.
Corporation of Hamilton Secretary Edward Benevides said that provision had been made in the 2009 Budget for this project, but was una...
DATE: Dec 08, 2008
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