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Two Democratic members of the US Congress will co-chair this year’s American Independence Day celebrations on the Island, which organisers are hoping will make it into the Guinness Book of World Records.
GK Butterfield, whose father was born in St. G...
DATE: Jun 19, 2007
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The media should not be gagged from reporting further revelations from a leaked Police dossier on the Bermuda Housing Corporation (BHC) scandal, Chief Justice Richard Ground has ruled.
However, the public should not expect more from the file which m...
DATE: Jun 19, 2007
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Tribute to Dame Lois
May 29, 2007
Dear Sir,
Bermuda has suffered a great loss today. My dear friend and mentor Dame Lois Browne-Evans has died. I still have great difficulty believing that there will be no more lengthy political or topical discussion...
DATE: Jun 16, 2007
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BELGRADE (Reuters) — Once again Western strategy in the Balkans is under strain, with the United States calling clearly for independence for Kosovo while the 27-member European Union worries about legal technicalities and internal divisions. US Presi...
DATE: Jun 16, 2007
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WHO says Bermuda's youth aren't informed about current affairs? A new locally-based Internet group calling itself Students Against Independence & Government Corruption in Bermuda is discussing the island's affairs on the popular Facebook web site and...
DATE: Jun 15, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Dow Jones & Co.'s shares were cut to "reduce" by UBS AG analyst Brian Shipman, who advised investors to sell the stock because it trades close to the $60 buyout bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.Shares of Dow Jones, owner of th...
DATE: Jun 15, 2007
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Progressive Labour Party supporters have reacted with understanding to news Premier Ewart Brown will not stake the next election on Independence.
His comments come just days after he threatened to suspend relations with Governor Sir John Vereker over...
DATE: Jun 15, 2007
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The recent passing of the iconic and the Hon. Dame Lois Marie Browne-Evans DBE JP MP — in addition to eliciting all the predictable emotions of sadness, gratitude, pride and fond remembrance — presented a valuable opportunity to reflect. Upon returni...
DATE: Jun 14, 2007
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Governor Sir John Vereker has spoken of his efforts to provide “a steady heartbeat” for Bermuda’s constitution “unperturbed by short-term politics,” in the interests of stability.
His remarks appeared to be a reference to a row over leaked documents ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2007
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Praise for Dame Lois
May 31, 2007
Dear Sir,
On behalf of all Americans residing on the island, I offer my sincere condolences to the government and the people of Bermuda on the death of a remarkable woman, Dame Lois Browne Evans. Dame Lois has been a...
DATE: Jun 09, 2007
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