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A resident has criticised Government's recent hike of the amount property owners have to pay on land tax, suggesting the tariff's band structure penalises Bermudians with large families.
In a letter to The Royal Gazette , the Paget man, who asked not...
DATE: Mar 03, 2000
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week in the midst of criticism from the Opposition that the Ministry lacked plans of action on where to take key areas of the industry.
"Our vision has carried us this far,'' he said in the House of Assembly on Wednesday night, "and it's going to car...
DATE: Mar 03, 2000
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Government MP Dr. Ewart Brown has charged the local health insurance industry operates unfair and unbalanced practices.
Dr. Brown on Wednesday announced in the House of Assembly that he is "paving the way'' for radical reforms in the way health insur...
DATE: Mar 03, 2000
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Seven youths who attempted suicide last year were taken into protective custody after the events.
Health Minister Nelson Bascome yesterday clarified the fact after a report that the incidents took place while the youths were in custody.
Mr. Bascome h...
DATE: Mar 03, 2000
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Life is to be made easier for city commuters with the launch of monthly parking permits -- eliminating the hassle of lugging change or trying to get the credit card to work.
But drivers could eventually find themselves priced out of parking as the Ci...
DATE: Mar 03, 2000
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the wake of the Privy Council ruling that Justis Smith cannot be tried again for the murder of Rebecca Middleton.
Bermuda Bar Association President Richard Hector said this type of case was so rare that the law should be looked at very carefully befo...
DATE: Mar 03, 2000
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stealing $5,000 worth of cash and property.
Neville Sinclair Tucker was sent to the Co-educational Facility for his part in four heists last May.
Tucker, 18, of Rambling Lane, pleaded guilty on January 14 and a social inquiry was ordered.
On Wednesda...
DATE: Mar 03, 2000
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New officers from overseas could be pounding the Bermuda beat in as little as eight weeks, it was revealed yesterday.
Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister Paula Cox said Police chiefs in the Caribbean and Canada had already been sounded out about ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2000
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
fee schedule for Government services dominating the bundle.
If passed, the Government Fees Amendment Regulations 2000 will mean that from April 1st, the cost of doing business with government will go up across the board.
And a bill to formalise Gover...
DATE: Mar 03, 2000
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legality of pyramid schemes, Attorney General Dame Lois Brown Evans will not be doing so.
Premier Jennifer Smith last month had asked Dame Lois to look into the matter following reports that several schemes had taken the Island by storm. The office o...
DATE: Mar 03, 2000
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