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In July, 2003 Gavin Smith took on the Premier of Bermuda in the General Election — but he won't be doing it again on December 18.
Mr. Smith was just 24 when he decided to run as the sole candidate for his Gombey Liberation Party.
St. George's North, ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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The political backbiting continued last night as the UBP denied reversing its stance on CITV ¿ Government's television station.
Government claimed Opposition Leader Michael Dunkley and his Party were backtracking over their opposition to the station ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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Her name and face are known to everyone in the country and her record of achievements speak for themselves: the youngest woman to run in a general election, the first female and youngest person to be appointed to the Senate and, of course, the first ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
In July, 2003 Gavin Smith took on the Premier of Bermuda in the General Election — but he won't be doing it again on December 18.
Mr. Smith was just 24 when he decided to run as the sole candidate for his Gombey Liberation Party.
St. George's North, ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A commission that was charged with investigating the 1977 riots found that the underlying causes lay in the inequalty of opportunity between the races.
The Commission, whose members included former Premier Alex Scott and the late Irving Pearman, who ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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The UBP has promised a raft of legislative measures to tackle crime if elected to power, including the removal of the double jeopardy rule.
The Party pledges the creation of a DNA bank, legislation for witness protection, and a Charter of Rights for ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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Derick Tucker is homeless and jobless so he might understandably be a little disillusioned with politics right now. He admits that's the case ¿ but it won't stop him using his vote on December 18.
The 44-year-old, known as Papa, told The Royal Gazett...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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Sam Strangeways
Former Government Minister Nelson Bascome saw his scheduled theft trial delayed until April during a brief appearance at Magistrates' Court yesterday.
Mr. Bascome denies the allegation that he stole $56,000 entrusted to him by the Bank of Bermuda for...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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A woman who was on an objection list submitted to the Parliamentary Registrar said she was upset that the United Bermuda Party questioned her right to vote in Smith's North.
But the UBP have said they participated in the bipartisan process and includ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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The final monthly cement supply ship has left Bermuda and no more deliveries are on order.
Last night a director of the Bermuda Cement Company called for a breathing space of three months in the dispute between itself and Government to avoid damaging...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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Scott Neil
