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SHORT day on the Hill, Mr. Editor, shorter column.The Progressive Labour Party only took up one piece of legislation in the House last Friday out of four pieces on the Order Paper. Mind you, only one of the four had been down the usual two weeks and ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2006
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A young man died as a result of a collision at the junction of Ferry Reach Road shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday, friends and family quickly gathered at the scene of the accident to comfort one another.
Traffic was backed up for miles late yesterday af...
DATE: Jun 30, 2006
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A debate last week by MPs on the origin of the phrase ?house Negro? and how it was first coined snowballed into a claim that Opposition politicians had expressed doubts about slavery.
Making a jump in perception Senator Walter Roban has suggested the...
DATE: Jun 30, 2006
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Scott Neil
June 28, 2006
ON Monday morning we were woken bright and early with a VSB news flash from our very own “democratically” elected/selected P. — an excerpt from his winding-up speech for this Parliamentary session. Just in case anyone has managed to mis...
DATE: Jun 30, 2006
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TWELVE-year-old Jamie Brangman (pictured)is a happy camper after learning he has been selected to attend summer camp abroad. The trip was made possible through the combined efforts of the staff of the Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy, Jamie’s social w...
DATE: Jun 30, 2006
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I HAVE always been loath to criticise people who have accepted a Queen’s honour because I have considered that is their personal right to accept or decline such awards. However, from a personal point of view, my position would be quite clear if such ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2006
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A ?lockdown? at a New York jail yesterday meant an accountant who stole almost $2 million from the Bermuda Government must wait another week to be sentenced.
Harrison Isaac Jr. admitted in January that he looted the money from a Bank of New York (BON...
DATE: Jun 30, 2006
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A sacked teacher declared herself "vindicated" this week after a judge ruled that her dismissal was unlawful.
Leslie Evans, a special education teacher at Dellwood Middle School, cried with relief after Puisne Judge Ian Kawaley agreed with her claim ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2006
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Sam Strangeways
The West End Development Corporation (Wedco) has sought final Planning approval to install a reverse osmosis plant at Dockyard which would produce an extra 40,000 gallons of drinking water per day for the public.
Andrew Dias, Wedco's Facilities and P...
DATE: Jun 30, 2006
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Government plans for a second cement storage plant on the Island have created ?confusion?, according to the president of Bermuda Cement Company (BCC).
Jim Butterfield told his firm would consider bidding for the new storage, bagging installation and ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2006
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