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If Britain does not appoint a Bermudian Chief Justice it will show there is not a true partnership between London and Bermuda, Premier Alex Scott said yesterday.
Mr. Scott has strongly lobbied the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to overrule the recom...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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Premier Alex Scott declined to say whether he is against Mark Pettingill's bid to become Bermuda's new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
But he said Mr. Pettingill, who is a member of the Opposition United Bermuda Party, was welcome to apply.
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DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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A man locked up for nearly three years without trial is to appeal after a judge ruled his constitutional rights had been violated but the case could not be dismissed.
On Monday Puisne Judge Philip Storr said public opinion in Bermuda would be ?outrag...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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Bermuda is moving to activate satellites over the Island which could lead to more television channels being available, as well as them being used for other governments for security surveillance, it was revealed yesterday.
A Government delegation met ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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Bermuda is unhappy about Britain?s insistence that Governors take a more ?robust? role in the internal affairs of overseas territories, Premier Alex Scott said yesterday.
At last week?s Overseas Territories Consultative Council meeting in London, Bri...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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Attorney General Paula Cox yesterday revealed how infuriated she was about the process surrounding the appointment of a new Chief Justice and the “artificially contrived” panel set up by Governor Sir John Vereker.
She said the meeting in London last ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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Showing the true spirit of Christmas, more Islanders have came to the aid of two homeless families forced to live in cars.
The plight of two women and their children has been featured in this week.
One woman and her child have been forced to live in ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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Nurses have struck a deal with the Bermuda Hospitals Board to increase pay over the next two years, in a move which BHB chairman Jonathan Brewin said helped lay the foundation for greater communication between staff and the Board.
The BHB and the Ber...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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Civilian prison staff may walk out over poor working conditions as the prisons crisis deepens.
The Bermuda Public Services Union has issued a 21-day strike notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs and an emergency meeting with Ministry officials will b...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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A Southampton family wrestled last night with the loss of a much loved son and father who died in a single vehicle road accident early yesterday.
Family and friends gathered at the Granaway Lane home of Nicholas (Nick) Anthony Derosa,47, a father of ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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