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Former Attorney General Elliott Mottley has slammed the chief prosecutor in the failed trial of the man accused of the murder of Canadian teenager Rebecca Middleton.
Making his long-awaited appearance before the Commission of Inquiry into Serious Cri...
DATE: Aug 22, 2000
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politicians today. By 2011 seniors will make up 11.3 percent of the population -- more than double the 1991 figure -- putting a big burden on the work force to pay for them. How will Bermuda cope? In the Focus on Seniors series running this week Mat...
DATE: Aug 21, 2000
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spells, says a prisons watchdog.
The Treatment of Offenders Board just-released 1999 report said attacks on staff were undermining morale and dedication to duty.
It said: "The Board is concerned about the increasing amount of violence in our prisons....
DATE: Aug 21, 2000
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Opposition Leader Pamela Gordon yesterday called on Government to have a Constitutional Conference to debate major changes to the way the Island picks Parliamentarians.
And Ms Gordon raised the issue of proportional representation -- citing her party...
DATE: Aug 21, 2000
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Constitution, including the abolition of parish boundaries as the guidelines on which constituency boundaries are based and the introduction of single seat constituencies, delivered by Premier Jennifer Smith in then House of Assembly on Friday.
Mr. S...
DATE: Aug 21, 2000
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Recently, the Leader of the Opposition, Pamela Gordon, introduced a motion in the House of Assembly calling for mandatory random drug testing of Members of Parliament. Undoubtedly, a bold motion. The motion was also symbolic and its intended effects ...
DATE: Aug 21, 2000
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The following is a continua- tion of Friday's debate in the House of Assembly Financial experts and businesses could find themselves on the wrong side of the law under new regulations passed in the House of Assembly Friday night, it has been claimed...
DATE: Aug 21, 2000
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A new Act to lay down minimum rights for workers is moving closer to realisation as Labour Minister Paula Cox on Friday tabled the draft Employment Act 2000.
The most notable change seen in the Bill is a weakening of the power of labour relations off...
DATE: Aug 21, 2000
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Parliamentary session when she proposed changes to the Island's election system.
Her discussion paper envisions the replacement of dual-seat constituencies with single seats and the abolition of parish boundaries as the basis for drawing constituenci...
DATE: Aug 21, 2000
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break-ins and thefts Island-wide.
The Back Street Boutique was broken into overnight on Friday and the culprit or culprits got away with what Police call a "large quantity'' of merchandise.
An untidy search of the King Street store was made and cloth...
DATE: Aug 21, 2000
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