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A Progressive Labour Party backbencher's criticisms of the United Bermuda Party (UBP) are part of a campaign to distract the public from the PLP's internal problems, according to an Opposition Senator.
The Rev. Larry Lowe claimed in the House of Asse...
DATE: Jun 07, 2002
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Parents, teachers and students from a number of home schools will present a petition today to Education Minister Paula Cox over plans to introduce tighter controls.
More than 50 people are expected to gather outside the House of Assembly at noon for ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2002
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Government made its final compromise yesterday over a disputed bill that will force the Island's taxi industry to accept global positioning system (GPS) technology.
A one-year grace period before enforcement will be extended to 18 months, and the sug...
DATE: Jun 06, 2002
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Government has been urged to re-open the dialogue on the issue of home schooling before implementing tighter controls on how they operate.
Shadow Education Minister Tim Smith said he believed it was reasonable to have some minimum guidelines in place...
DATE: Jun 06, 2002
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Premier Jennifer Smith will celebrate 30 year's of public service with a weekend of family events, starting tomorrow, with bowling at Southside bowling alley.
St. George's PLP are sponsoring the events.
Spokesman Walter Roban said the Premier's three...
DATE: Jun 06, 2002
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A 23-year-old American woman, visiting the Island aboard the cruise ship Horizon, was fined $500 yesterday in Magistrates' Court for possession of marijuana.
Julie Kurtz, of New Jersey, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis on June 3.
Crown Counse...
DATE: Jun 06, 2002
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International cooperation to nail crime was pledged at the opening of a meeting of Caribbean Police at the Sonesta Beach hotel on Tuesday.
Bermuda Police Commissioner Jonathan Smith told the Caribbean Region Security Conference that criminals and ter...
DATE: Jun 06, 2002
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Court of Appeal judges were considering whether to quash a manslaughter conviction after listening to a day and a half of legal arguments centring on whether the trial judge gave the correct definition of self defence.
Keniel Ingham, 29, of Rocklands...
DATE: Jun 06, 2002
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Archaeologists are hoping to gather clues about life in St. George's in the early years of the town when they carry out a rare dig on Saturday.
Bermuda National Trust is taking advantage of some trenching work which the Corporation of St. George's is...
DATE: Jun 06, 2002
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A groundskeeper for the new Tucker's Point Club in Hamilton Parish was battling possibly life-threatening injuries last night after he accidentally drove off an embankment on a lawnmower.
The accident occurred at roughly 11 a.m. and other club worker...
DATE: Jun 06, 2002
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