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Transport Minister Dr. Ewart Brown yesterday promised to reduce the growing backlog of people waiting to take driving tests on the Island.
He said the long list of people waiting to sit their tests had risen over the summer months due to a shortage o...
DATE: Aug 14, 2002
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Dissident ruling party backbenchers will abandon attempts to unseat Premier Jennifer Smith if a leadership challenge fails, according to MP Wayne Perinchief.
And Progressive Labour Party (PLP) rebels will not initiate a no-confidence vote on the Gove...
DATE: Aug 14, 2002
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Changes have been proposed to two listed buildings in order to add to the Island's residential stock.
The West End Development Company (Wedco) submitted an application to the Planning Department last week to refurbish five units off Dockyard's Victua...
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Transport Minister Dr. Ewart Brown won't be bidding to oust Premier Jennifer Smith, despite being tipped by rebels as a possible candidate.
Two years ago Dr. Brown launched a surprise bid for the deputy leadership of the party but was heavily defeate...
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A man who was disqualified 12 months for driving while impaired in May returned to Magistrates' Court to face a similar charge and was given a three month suspended sentence, banned three years from driving and handed $2,800 in fines.
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The Broadcast Commission has made a decision on whether Premier Jennifer Smith's address to the nation in February was a political broadcast and violated regulations.
The Commission expects to finish writing up the decision in a week, said Commission...
DATE: Aug 14, 2002
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There were no indications so far that Bermuda would be affected by the current financial problems besetting American Airlines and US Airways, the companies said yesterday.
US Airways filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, while America...
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President of Bermuda College, Dr. Michael Orenduff, yesterday revealed that from this autumn students will be given a guarantee that their course credits will be accepted by any US or Canadian universities - or their money back.
He said any student w...
DATE: Aug 14, 2002
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Convincing the ruling party's grassroots to support the mission to remove Premier Jennifer Smith from office is an "uphill struggle", backbencher Wayne Perinchief admitted yesterday.
Mr. Perinchief, the chief and most vocal supporter of the ruling pa...
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Animal welfare workers have urged Government to take a harder line on some horse and carriage operators who they claim blatantly flout the law over health and safety issues.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said it was only...
DATE: Aug 13, 2002
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