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The deadline for written submissions to a British committee looking into overseas territories has been extended.
The Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) initially invited witnesses to submit written evidence by October 15, 2007, but has now extended this...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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Thirty years ago today, three days of rioting ended in the wake of the execution of two men convicted of five murders between 1972 and 1973. Royal Gazette Reporter Ruth O'Kelly-Lynch examines the riots and their impact.
It was 10.10 p.m. when lawyer ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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The number of women standing for Parliament this year has risen slightly — to 22 percent — but the demands of working full-time and raising families still seem to keep women from participating equally in the political arena.
There are nine women runn...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons yesterday claimed Government had "undermined" the reform of the nation's schools by excluding teachers from the process.
Dr. Gibbons accused the Interim Executive Board of operating under "cronyism, nepotism an...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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The number of women standing for Parliament this year has risen slightly — to 22 percent — but the demands of working full-time and raising families still seem to keep women from participating equally in the political arena.
There are nine women runn...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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Beyond increasing pensions and reducing land tax payments for seniors, the Progressive Labour Party's mandate for the 2003 General Election did not promise much under the headline "Special Benefits For Seniors".
However, it was true to its word on th...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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The Progressive Labour Party has blasted Opposition leader Michael Dunkley for pledging to eliminate the new Government TV station which it says is free of bias and a large cultural resource.
The party said it's the only channel in Bermuda that regul...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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If people had not realised just how serious an issue care for the elderly was in Bermuda, they did after they learned about the shocking case of Auntie Em.
Around a year ago, a professional carer discovered the 95-year-old partially blind widow livin...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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An expert in stroke rehabilitation has visited Bermuda to give advice on how to deal with the condition.
Joel Stein, chief medical officer at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, pointed to the acronym FAST, which highlights the most obvious ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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Beyond increasing pensions and reducing land tax payments for seniors, the Progressive Labour Party's mandate for the 2003 General Election did not promise much under the headline "Special Benefits For Seniors".
However, it was true to its word on th...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
