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January 11, 2007
Dear Sir,
Special Development Orders (SDOs) have been abused by the UBP and PLP. SDOs were put in place for National Emergencies (e.g. short term housing due to a national catastrophes) not to bypass the department of planning or to ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2007
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Premier Ewart Brown is planning an initiative to make the ?Bermuda family? stronger. Addressing Sandys Rotary Club, he said: ?This community inspires me and I draw strength from interacting with young and old alike.
?Our strength as a community is dr...
DATE: Jan 13, 2007
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A judge yesterday ruled that the Auditor General does have the power to inspect the accounts of Bermuda Housing Trust (BHT) — after a year-long legal wrangle.
Puisne Judge Geoffrey Bell told Supreme Court that legislation required Auditor General Lar...
DATE: Jan 13, 2007
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Campaigners fighting to end compulsory military service say their ranks have been boosted by almost 50 percent since the debate hit the headlines.
Bermudians Against the Draft currently has 13 people named on a court summons against the Governor, Dep...
DATE: Jan 13, 2007
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reality TV mogul Mark Burnett is a self-professed fan of the MTV Movie Awards but says they’ve gotten a bit staid — something he plans to change as executive producer.“They’ve become so well-produced that it doesn’t feel as MTV as ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2007
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index closed unchanged following light trading yesterday.
The only issue to see activity was Argus Group Holdings Ltd, which remained unchanged on $14 after 500 shares were traded.
Over the week, the Index saw...
DATE: Jan 12, 2007
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GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) — A jury awarded $2.5 million in punitive damages against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for a Mississippi couple for denying their Hurricane Katrina claim. The decision could benefit hundreds of other homeowners challeng...
DATE: Jan 12, 2007
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The second session of the trials to decide which three pairs travel to the Caribbean Bridge Federation Championships in Curacao will take place this Sunday afternoon and evening at the Bridge Club.The first session took place last week and there are ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2007
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BERMUDA is catering to female tourists' lusty need for sex. That's according to a recent article in the Ottawa Citizen which claims that thousands of female visitors flock to the Caribbean and Bermuda every winter to spend a week or two sleeping with...
DATE: Jan 12, 2007
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LONDON (Reuters) — British interest rates hit their highest level in nearly six years yesterday after the Bank of England stunned markets by raising interest rates to 5.25 percent, the third quarter-point hike since August.Wrong-footed analysts immed...
DATE: Jan 12, 2007
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