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We are now in the fourth week of 2002, and there is still no sign - in public - of the 2000 Census, although it is no secret that members of the Government have seen bits and pieces of the document and the Boundaries Commission will be provided with ...
DATE: Jan 23, 2002
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The Royal Gazette’s thought-provoking series on female teen violence, which concluded yesterday, gives some of the causes of the apparent outbreak in violence and some of the solutions.
Some of the people who have been closely involved with counselli...
DATE: Jan 22, 2002
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WASHINGTON — Our vision is so obscured by 200 million floating dollar signs and our own hero-worshipping inclinations that we can’t find it in our hearts to say to Michael and Juanita Jordan the one thing that might be helpful: Hey, kids, try to work...
DATE: Jan 22, 2002
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Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers:
The Times, London, on the retirement of Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey:
The manner in which George Carey let his retiremen...
DATE: Jan 21, 2002
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If it came to a decision by a court, I think a judge would rule that lawyer Larry Mussenden is correct when he says Bermuda law does not support the Police randomly stopping motorists in the hope some of them might be among the 7,000 who haven’t paid...
DATE: Jan 21, 2002
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Teachers need support
January 15, 2002
Dear Sir,
Could someone explain to me the purpose of rules, dress codes, expected behaviour etc.? A society without rules is a society in chaos. Why is the speed limit 32 kph? I assume for the protection of the ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2002
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GIBRALTAR (AP) — The Rock isn’t as steady as it used to be.After nearly three centuries under British rule, the Rock of Gibraltar — a synonym for dependability and a symbol of the British empire’s former invincibility — is tipping back into Spanish h...
DATE: Jan 19, 2002
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January 14, 2002
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We the victims of violent crime find it totally unacceptable to have to wait until legislation is put in place before the installation of two-way mirrors for identification purposes of alleged suspects who are charged with ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2002
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Acting Justice Charles-Etta Simmons is right to welcome victim impact statements into sentencing procedures in the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Justice Simmons presided over the first trial in which an impact statement was entered into the hearing on sentenci...
DATE: Jan 17, 2002
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XL Capital chief executive officer Brian O’Hara was rightly honoured this week with a citation for his company’s efforts in bringing computers into the Island’s public schools.
The XL Education Initiative, launched under the aegis of the XL Foundatio...
DATE: Jan 17, 2002
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