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Recent problems with toilet-flushing in St. George's are soon to be over, the Old Town corporation has promised.
Lance Furbert, town manager for the Corporation of St. George's, said he hoped the water problems would be solved over the weekend - enab...
DATE: Dec 09, 2002
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Want to know what exactly is in the Sargasso Sea? Give him a week, and world-renowned scientist Dr. Craig Venter figures he can tell you - in genetic detail.
Best known for speeding the sequencing of the human genome to a timely conclusion in 2000, D...
DATE: Dec 09, 2002
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Government is looking for public input before drafting new laws on e-mail office snooping, online porn and data protection.
Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb said Government would put forward a green paper, or discussion document, to the House c...
DATE: Dec 09, 2002
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Veteran chef and trade unionist Herbie Bascome has been named by his peers as the Island's top hospitality employee.
Mr. Bascome, who works at the Fairmont Southampton hotel, was given the Best of the Best award at the Belco Visitor Industry Partners...
DATE: Dec 09, 2002
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While he called the suggestions made by Labour Minister Terry Lister "worth exploring", Opposition Whip Maxwell Burgess said becoming educated was another way the housing crisis could be tackled.
Last week, Mr. Lister told members of the Bermuda Empl...
DATE: Dec 09, 2002
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MPs passed a housekeeping bill to help cut red tape for companies yesterday.
Finance Minister Eugene Cox said the Companies Amendment Act 2002 would "help promote Bermuda as a reliable but responsive jurisdiction to carry on business".
The bill apes ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2002
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Speaker Stanley Lowe said yesterday that Auditor General Larry Dennis' damning report on the Berkeley project would be debated in the House “sooner rather than later.”
Last week in Parliament, Mr. Scott tabled the Auditor's special report on Berkeley...
DATE: Dec 07, 2002
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Parliament passed legislation yesterday which clarified The Bermuda Monetary Authority's (BMA) role in fighting financial crimes and enhanced the regulator's independence.
But the Opposition United Bermuda Party (UBP) criticised the bill's wording sa...
DATE: Dec 07, 2002
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No fear of our supply of Venezuelan oil supply drying up
Shell marketing manager David Rose has played down fears of a knock on effect from the nationwide oil strike in Venezuela - despite the fact that Shell's supply comes from there.
The strike was...
DATE: Dec 07, 2002
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In order to be operate effectively, the Regiment's numbers must increase, Labour Minister Terry Lister told the House of Assembly yesterday during the motion to adjourn.
As he reflected on the Regiment's recent action of rounding up delinquent soldie...
DATE: Dec 07, 2002
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