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A Government fee on every virtual transaction in Bermuda would "sound the death knell'' for e-commerce here, outraged industry experts said yesterday.
And many in the field feared such a move -- which E-commerce Minister Renee Webb floated as an opti...
DATE: Jun 19, 1999
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Premier Jennifer Smith yesterday received a roasting after she dodged mention of an international row over her attempts to block lawyer Saul Froomkin from the job of Honorary Canadian Consul.
And Opposition leader Pamela Gordon branded the Premier's ...
DATE: Jun 19, 1999
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The passage into law of a proposed 20 percent withholding tax on interest income across the European Union (EU), which would include Bermuda, continues to create controversy.
Representatives of Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland have all raised conc...
DATE: Jun 18, 1999
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Senior Magistrate Will Francis is calling for a change in the law to help free up congested traffic courts.
And so many people are breaking the speed limit he says, that Police can only focus on serious speed merchants, turning a blind eye to motoris...
DATE: Jun 18, 1999
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scholarships to the Bermuda College for public high school students will be funded.
Sen. Scott did emphasise, however, that the monies will come in addition to the regular awards and scholarships given by his Ministry.
"Government will fund those sch...
DATE: Jun 18, 1999
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gifts, brunches and cards.
Apart from those who regard these days (Mother's Day, Secretary's Day etc.) as excuses for the card companies to make money throughout the year, most people rightly take time out to recognise the contribution that fathers a...
DATE: Jun 18, 1999
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investment in the industry.
With up to $500 million promised in several hotel and resort projects around the Island, Tourism Department officials are keen to ensure legislation is up to date to cope with the demands of the Millennium.
Several of the ...
DATE: Jun 18, 1999
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Developers of the $90 million Morgan's Point resort in Southampton have received a massive boost.
Government has revealed that any cost incurred by the company in cleaning up the former US base will be repaid if the Americans agree to pay for the mes...
DATE: Jun 18, 1999
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Edward Damon Burch, of Tumkins Lane, Pembroke, pleaded guilty to stealing two cycles on May 14 and 15.
The court heard how the first cycle was stolen from the cycle bays at the Southampton Princess and the second cycle was stolen from outside a resid...
DATE: Jun 18, 1999
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yesterday as an US expert blasted plans for the tower.
The writ, filed in the Supreme Court, names Bermuda Digital Communications and comes some two weeks after BDC took legal action against the hotel for halting tower construction.
But the highly-co...
DATE: Jun 18, 1999
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