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Education was yesterday given a three percent increase in its budget - with Finance Minister Eugene Cox naming teachers as Government's number one priority this year.
He said a cash injection of $94 million had been allocated to public schools on the...
DATE: Feb 16, 2002
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The Progressive Labour Party's (PLP) fourth Budget was a subdued affair which began with several Government members missing for the start.
And though numbers swelled, with even MP Arthur Pitcher putting in a rare appearance, attention levels were not...
DATE: Feb 16, 2002
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A thorny dispute between neighbours - which led to a call for the resignation of one of the members of the Development Applications Board (DAB) - is raging in the Spanish Point area, The Royal Gazette has learned.
The dispute even spilled over into t...
DATE: Feb 15, 2002
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Neville Darrell's Senate seat comes just a few weeks after joining the United Bermuda Party.
But he says that his views have always been ideologically consistent with the UBP.
Mr. Darrell was one of a dozen people who put their names forward to be th...
DATE: Feb 15, 2002
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The Bermuda Government yesterday unveiled its new Budget for 2002/2003, revealing that the Island's economy and Government revenues were battered by the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Finance Minister Euene Cox did not raise taxes signuificantly, bu...
DATE: Feb 15, 2002
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Cheers and applause filled a packed Supreme Court last night after a jury acquitted cricket star and schoolteacher Dean Anthony Minors of drug smuggling charges.
As a nine to three not guilty verdict came down for importation and also for possession ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2002
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Valentine's Day was marred by domestic violence in Magistrates' Court yesterday when a 22-year-old man appeared on a charge of causing grievous bodily harm to the mother of his child.
Perry Hayward of Curving Avenue, Pembroke, pleaded not guilty to a...
DATE: Feb 15, 2002
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Premier Jennifer Smith met protesting taxi drivers yesterday, but gave a strong indication she will turn down their demand that she fires Transport Minister Dr. Ewart Brown.
Just under 100 drivers gathered at Cabinet Office to hand in a petition call...
DATE: Feb 15, 2002
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The showcase of Bermuda which wowed more than a million visitors during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington last year is to link up with the annual Agricultural Exhibition in April on home soil.
Bermudians who could not make the trip can ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2002
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Lawyer Mark Pettingill last night said he had been somewhat "disappointed" by his experiences as a member of the Island's Senate, claiming sloppy legislation and poor debating as major flaws.
He said he had enjoyed his time as a Senator, but was look...
DATE: Feb 15, 2002
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