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XL Capital boss Mike McGavick urged US lawmakers to remember what the Bermuda insurance market has done to support the US economy before considering law changes that could harm the Island.
Mr. McGavick made his comments to an audience dominated by in...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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Jonathan Kent
Here are four examples of groups that arose from single issues and which are still actively campaigning for what they believe to be right.
The Bermuda and Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST):
BEST evolved from a protest movement against Gov...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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Government backbencher Randy Horton is to push for a joint parliamentary select committee to tackle gang and gun crime.
He joined several MPs in the House of Assembly who spoke on the need for solutions to the escalating violence after 24-year-old De...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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Sam Strangeways
The five-day State visit to Bermuda of the Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Denzil L. Douglas proved to be a stimulating round of social, cultural and political events set in train by Premier, Dr. Ewart Brown.
The warmth o...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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MPs are expected to discuss just one minor piece of legislation during today's House of Assembly session — the Bermuda Housing Amendment Act 2010.
Opposition Whip Cole Simons said the bill was little more than a housekeeping measure and questioned wh...
DATE: May 28, 2010
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Sam Strangeways
One of Bermuda's newest production companies has received charity status helping it in its missions to support productions and performers.
Last summer, the group put on 'Work In Progress I: Ammunition', which received rave reviews and it is now audit...
DATE: May 27, 2010
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Two members of the gaming task force have reiterated that gambling would have been a much-needed boost to the Island's hotels.
And one member said he was disappointed politics appeared to get in the way and suggested a referendum on the issue would n...
DATE: May 27, 2010
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A veteran Bermudian drumming teacher is making a name for himself in Cuba.
Eddie Ming, of the Rhythm Lab Drum & Percussion School in St. George's, has been awarded a teacher's diploma by the La Escuela Elemental de Musica Alejandro Garcia Caturla, in...
DATE: May 27, 2010
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Today is Thursday, May 27, the 147th day of 2010. There are 218 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1896, 255 people were killed when a tornado struck St. Louis, Mo., and East St. Louis, Ill.
In 1933, Walt Disney's Academy Award-winning animated s...
DATE: May 27, 2010
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The Ministry of Education has received almost 50 submissions on its five-year strategic plan.
Government's Blueprint for Reform in Education was released last month, at which time the public was encouraged to submit feedback. "Most are from organisat...
DATE: May 27, 2010
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