newspaper over an interview with the former leader of the Opposition youth wing.
Angry Works and Engineering Minister C.V. (Jim) Woolridge yesterday alleged statements made in the article were defamatory.
And he has already demanded an apology and re...
DATE: Aug 14, 1998 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Describing The Family Learning Centre's innovative summer programme as "a booster shot'', executive director Martha Dismont explains that "it gives us the luxury of having the children all day, every day, and involving them in a wide range of activit...
force''. Although they are few in numbers, local women are beginning to assert their presence in fields such as tiling, carpentry and plumbing that traditionally have been dominated by men. Dawn Burns has been a tiler at Peets Tiler Service for almos...
National Liberal Party leader Charles Jeffers is calling for a referendum on whether Bermudians should accept British passports if the United Kingdom offers them.
And, although the head of Bermuda's third party did not say which way he would vote, he...
DATE: Aug 03, 1998 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
A referendum on Independence could be held before the next General Election if a lawyer wins his legal argument against the Government.
Attorney Philip Perinchief has issued an originating summons in the Supreme Court asking that the 1995 referendum ...
However, with an election approaching there may not be a great dearth of news which is what journalists generally mean by "silly season''.
Be that as it may, there have been a number of events lately which indicate that the heat may be getting to som...
Archaeologists are digging up hundreds of years of history in a groundbreaking project to excavate one of Bermuda's oldest forts.
The expert team from William and Mary College in Virginia have already unearthed the 17th Century ramparts of Smith's Fo...
British citizenship from the UK could spell "total extinction'' for the Island.
And Philip Perinchief slammed both the ruling United Bermuda Party and the Progressive Labour Party for failing to spot the dangers.
He said Bermuda's Parliament faced be...
DATE: Jul 17, 1998 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
60/40 rule, it seems clear that politicians of both political stripes have been playing a dangerous game. It is clear that today the Bank of Bermuda is a highly complex international operation which competes in a tough field with much larger and unfe...
five years in Parliament's hotseat.
And MPs queued up to pay tribute to Mr. DeCouto, an MP for more than a quarter of a century.
An emotional Mr. DeCouto told MPs: "I would like to announce to this House and to my constituents in Smith's North that I...
