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people, the dangers of oligarchical government is fully realised. `Democracy' is a mockery as far as Bermuda is concerned.'' -- E.F. Gordon, Petition to the Secretary of State, 1945.
The opening salvo in the battle for universal franchise was deliver...
DATE: Dec 31, 1999
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of an elderly woman who was beaten by machete-wielding robbers in her own home.
Victim Mary Pickles, 78, said our seemingly sedate Island was becoming violent -- a fact not lost on the Canadian authors of the Boycott Bermuda website who were angry ab...
DATE: Dec 31, 1999
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That the rapid and general spread of knowledge in our days has rendered necessary an education as thorough and extended as possible. -- Berkeley Educational Society, 1881 The class of 1900 was ill equipped to compete in the exciting and demanding ne...
DATE: Dec 31, 1999
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At the end of the 20th Century, we hold the rightness of universal franchise to be self evident. Yet at the beginning of the century, nations considered the majority of their citizens unfit to vote: all women and those men who did not own land.
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DATE: Dec 31, 1999
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A little over a week ago, seven prominent historians gathered at The Royal Gazette's offices to decide on the 100 people who had made the greatest contribution to the Island's history.
They were asked to choose the 100 on the basis of their impact.
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DATE: Dec 31, 1999
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Dr. Edward Harris, Hilton Hill II, and Dalton Tucker top the Millennium New Year's Honours list from the Queen.
The trio were appointed Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) on the list which was released yesterday afternoon...
DATE: Dec 31, 1999
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And since we are not just saying farewell to a year, but a Millennium, this is a moment-full nostalgia.
To gauge what the Millennium means to Bermuda, The Royal Gazette asked a cross section of well-known locals to share their thought about the past,...
DATE: Dec 31, 1999
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With the end of the century just days away, Lifestyle asked a group of people to name ten Bermudians whom they thought had made an impact on the Arts, either in Bermuda or abroad, in the past 100 years. We also gave them the opportunity to name peopl...
DATE: Dec 30, 1999
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"Bermuda's Architectural Heritage'' to the National Library. Trust president Henry Ming, at far right, said all Bermudians can benefit from the research of the book. Also shown, from left, are Trust project leader Margie Lloyd, Head Librarian Joanne ...
DATE: Dec 28, 1999
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Governor Thorold Masefield My wife and I are enjoying our third Christmas in Bermuda. This year, as in previous years, my mother too, has joined us for the festive season. We are back now in Government House, after a very pleasant eight months in Th...
DATE: Dec 24, 1999
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