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Bermuda has been his base for more than 30 years but when Dutch businessman John Deuss flew off the Island on Thursday evening, he may have been wondering when he would next see it again. The Royal Gazette?s Sam Strangeways traces the events which le...
DATE: Oct 23, 2006
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A passionate plea was made to the community on Friday night to restore the Berkeley Institute to an institution of academic excellence.
The call was made during the official opening ceremony of the school, which was attended by Premier Alex Scott, Me...
DATE: Oct 23, 2006
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Police revealed last night that they have launched an investigation following reports of a sex tape involving a teenage girl being distributed around the Island.
Police spokesman Dwayne Caines confirmed on Friday that officers were investigating ?a s...
DATE: Oct 23, 2006
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On Friday night Premier Alex Scott and his former deputy Ewart Brown will go head to head in front of more than 150 delegates and MPs in a fight for the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party. If he loses, Dr. Brown will walk away from politics w...
DATE: Oct 23, 2006
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Fast tracked building of rental units and getting empty homes back in use are at the core of Ewart Brown's plans on housing.
He said Bermuda had 300 abandoned homes and urgent action would be taken to bring them back on line.
Although not a new polic...
DATE: Oct 21, 2006
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Shocking figures reflecting the level of domestic violence in Bermuda were broadcast from the steps of City Hall during a message on the importance of teaching children that it is wrong to use their hands to hit and hurt others.
In the past decade th...
DATE: Oct 21, 2006
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Oil tycoon John Deuss was yesterday arrested in the Netherlands for alleged irregularities in the running of his Caribbean-based First Curaao International Bank (FCIB).
The 64-year-old multi-millionaire banker arrived in his home country after flying...
DATE: Oct 21, 2006
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Progressive Labour Party leadership challenger Ewart Brown has pledged a rethink on the new hospital location and a slow down on independence as he unveiled his campaign yesterday.
Dr. Brown, who last week resigned as Tourism and Transport Minister, ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2006
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Pledging the new hospital need not be built on the Botanical Gardens site Dr. Ewart Brown called for a radical assessment of Bermuda?s health care needs.
He said it was much better to work out what was actually needed before picking a site.
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DATE: Oct 21, 2006
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Measures to curb car use by expatriates are on the cards under a Dr. Brown-led Government. He said there were simply too many cars.
"We must find a way ? perhaps unpopular to many and disdained by others ? to arrest the increase of cars on our beauti...
DATE: Oct 21, 2006
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