they left behind, Works Minister Alex Scott told MPs on Friday.
Mr. Scott, opening for the Government in the Budget Debate, said talks had been taking place with the US Government with regard to the Longbird Bridge in St. George's.
And he said he was...
Budget Statement, which was delivered in the House of Assembly on Friday. The first part of the full text of the reply was carried in Saturday's newspaper.
Other pieces of legislation, which are important to the competitiveness of our international b...
ERROR RG P4 2.3.1999 A feature story on Premier Jennifer Smith, in yesterday's paper, incorrectly stated that she was Bermuda's first elected Premier. It should have stated that Ms Smith is the Island's first elected female Premier.
Not one for smal...
A story in Saturday's paper incorrectly stated that Government announced a Budget of more than $500 billion. It should have read more than $500 million.
The first-ever Progressive Labour Party Budget could drive Bermuda onto financial rocks, Shadow F...
DATE: Feb 27, 1999 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY Mr. Speaker, The United Bermuda Party is concerned that there was only a passing reference in the PLP Budget Statement to the conduct of economic diplomacy.
Recommendations and positions taken by the OECD, the European Union and ...
The national finals of the Island-wide Spelling Bee competition is set to take place tonight.
Finalists from 15 Government primary schools and three local middle schools will meet in the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium at CedarBridge Academy to battle f...
by Shadow Finance Minister Grant Gibbons.
To His Honour the Speaker and Members of the Honourable House of Assembly: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present to this Honourable House the United Bermuda Party reply to the 1999/2000 Budget Statement. I b...
Young cricketers, footballers, and even musicians get to meet and learn from more experienced practitioners of their fields, but young writers do not.
That was the word from Royal Gazette Newspapers in Education coordinator and former teacher Ron Lig...
DATE: Feb 27, 1999 | CATEGORY: Young Observer | AUTHOR: Patrick Burgess
A Supreme Court jury yesterday convicted a 21-year-old university student of importing and handling $200,000 worth of cannabis.
Christopher Anthony Lewis -- now known as Isaiah Abasi Ejiikene -- showed no emotion as the jury foreman told Puisne Judge...
DATE: Feb 26, 1999 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Patrick Burgess
The Opposition will today go on the offensive in its first-ever reply to the Budget.
And they will kick off next week's debates on individual Ministries by putting Premier and Education Minister Jennifer Smith in the spotlight.
Shadow Finance Ministe...
DATE: Feb 26, 1999 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor