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	Bermuda - MSN Encarta
		Bermuda or Bermuda Islands, island group, self-governing dependency of the United Kingdom, in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina.
		The estimated population of the Bermuda Islands in 2006 was 65,773.
		Bermuda is serviced by several international airlines and shipping companies, and enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761554967/Bermuda.html (901 words)

	Department of Civil Aviation - Government of Bermuda
		Bermuda is one of the few remaining Overseas Territories of the British Government, although it is self-governing in all matters except for defence and foreign affairs.
		Bermuda is financially independent from the UK, has never received a penny in aid during its long existence and is a model of financial stability.
		Bermuda is one of the most delightful and beautiful places in the world, and with its absence of direct taxation, it is a great place from which to do business, and to protect one's assets.
	www.dca.gov.bm /links/bermudaInfo.php (425 words)

	Bermuda (05/96)
		Bermuda was discovered in 1503 by a Spanish explorer, Juan de Bermudez, who made no attempt to land because of the treacherous reef surrounding the uninhabited islands.
		A third party, the Bermuda Democratic Party (BDP), was formed in the summer of 1967 with a splinter group from the PLP as a nucleus; it disbanded in 1970.
		Bermuda's interests in the United States are represented by the United Kingdom, whose embassy is at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008; tel: 202-462-1340; fax: 202-898-4255.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/b/12481.htm (2045 words)

	wikien.info: Elections_in_Bermuda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office.
		It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.
		Bermuda has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
	www.wikien.info /index.php?title=Elections_in_Bermuda (259 words)

	Bermuda History \| iExplore.com
		Bermuda was first discovered by Juan de Bermudez, the Spanish mariner, in 1505.
		Bermuda is the oldest British colony and there are still elements of British culture and customs in almost every aspect of life on the islands.
		Bermuda’s economy is dominated by two industries – tourism and international business, financial, insurance and re-insurance services – which together account for approximately 90 per cent of GDP.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Bermuda/History (563 words)

	A short history of Bermuda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Bermuda is granted internal self-government as a parliamentary democracy in 1968.
		Since that thime the conservative United Bermuda Party (UBP) wins the elections against the social-democratic Progressive Labour Party and governs the country.
		In 1998 the UBP loses the elections and the Progressive Labour Party (PLP) under Jennifer Smith forms the government.
	www.electionworld.org /history/bermuda.htm (151 words)

	Bermuda - Government
		In 1888 Bermuda adopts an Executive Council, and the Legislative Council (under the Presidency of the Chief Justice) is established as Bermuda’s second law-making Chamber.
		Bermuda’s first political party, the Progressive Labour Party, is formed in the same year and enters nine candidates in the General Election, of which six are elected to the House of Assembly.
		In 1964 Bermuda’s second political party, the United Bermuda Party, is formed in October under the leadership of Sir Henry Tucker.
	www.bermuda-island.net /INTRODUCTION/Government.php (584 words)

	Bermuda Yellow Pages On-Line - Economic Overview
		According to the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), these two sectors represent an estimated 77.5% of the total balance of payments current account receipts of foreign exchange in the first three quarters of 2002 (source: U.S. Department of State website).
		Bermuda’s currency is the Bermuda dollar which is on par with the U.S. dollar.
		The Euro is not accepted in Bermuda and travellers with Euros will need to visit a local bank to make an exchange at the rate of the day.
	www.bermudayp.com /islp-economicoverview.html (663 words)

	Bermuda Government today
		The Bermuda one covers Bermudians and their spouses only, not the 25 percent who are not and probably will never be unless they marry a Bermudian, or are born to parents one of whom must be a Bermudian.
		The Bermuda Government has 9 appointed Parish Councils, 2 elected municipal Corporations each with their full slate of aldermen and councilors like much larger cities and towns abroad and 108 Government Boards in which there are 800 part time members (none of them full time civil servants, all reporting to a Member of Parliament).
		Each year, Bermuda Government bursaries are awarded to selected Bermudian applicants undertaking a course of study at a university, college or training institution in order to acquire professional or technical qualifications specified by the Cabinet as essential or desirable for appointment to offices in the Public Service.
	www.bermuda-online.org /bdagovt.htm (5632 words)

	Education World® - *Social Sciences : Political Science : World Government : Caribbean : General Resources
		El Salvador Elections of the Century Evaluates the complications affecting the outcome of the March 1995 elections in the Central American nation.
		Election 2000 in Dominica Presents a political and electoral history of the Caribbean island since achieving independence and features news articles and election results.
		Elections in Puerto Rico Choose to look up results from a variety of referendums, regional and general elections in Spanish or in English.
	db.education-world.com /perl/browse?cat_id=2151 (513 words)

	Country Profiles Foreign & Commonwealth Office
		Bermuda is Britain's oldest colony and its Parliament, which first met in 1620, is the oldest legislature in the Commonwealth outside the British Isles.
		The role of this independent body was to explore the subject of independence for Bermuda, the pros and cons, and present it to the population of Bermuda in an easy-to-understand form.
		Bermuda is almost unique in its use of a defaced Red Ensign on land as a national flag.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1032111344299 (1089 words)

	Bermuda News
		Bermuda's new premier could call an election within the next few weeks or months in the wealthy British island to take advantage of turmoil in the opposition party over allegations of internal racism.
		Bermuda's new premier could call elections within the next few weeks or months in the wealthy island to take advantage of turmoil in the opposition party over allegations of internal racism.
		Foreigners who overstay their visas in Bermuda will soon become wanted fugitives, as the wealthy enclave adopts new measures to capture and deport them amid growing public anger over illegal immigration.
	www.topix.net /world/bermuda (628 words)

	BERMUDA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia.
		Bermuda enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
		Bermuda's industrial sector is small, although construction continues to be important.
	www.caricom.org /jsp/community/bermuda.jsp?menu=community (149 words)

	Bermuda: Order in Council: 3 Mar 2003: Written Ministerial Statements (TheyWorkForYou.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This amendment, which has received widespread political support in Bermuda, will change the system of elections to Bermuda's House of Assembly from 20 dual-seat constituencies to 36 single-seat constituencies, as recommended by the Bermuda Constituency Boundaries Commission in its 2002 report.
		The consultation process adopted in deciding upon this amendment has highlighted concerns in Bermuda that there should be a clear and generally acceptable procedure for considering future proposals for constitutional amendment.
		The Secretary of State wishes to ensure that, subject to the sovereign rights of Her Majesty, the process of considering such proposals is as transparent as possible, and that the citizens and political parties of Bermuda are consulted as widely as possible before changes are made.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wms/?id=2003-03-03.72WS.1 (266 words)

	BERMUDA CONSTITUTION ORDER 1968
		A general election of members of the House of Assembly shall be held at such time within three months after every dissolution of the Legislature as the Governor shall appoint by proclamation published in the Gazette.
		For the purpose of elections, the parish of Pembroke shall be divided into four constituencies and each of the other eight parishes of Bermuda shall be divided into two constituencies.
		Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive authority of Bermuda may be exercised on behalf of Her Majesty by the Governor, either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
	www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/bermuda.html (14879 words)

	Bermuda's Town of St. George
		George's Parish in Bermuda; Georgetown in the Cayman Islands, Georgetown of Guyana in South America and St. George's of Grenada in the Caribbean.
		His story about Bermuda in 1610 as the still vexed Bermoothes in "The Tempest" where the settlers had been alive and well after all after the sinking of the "Sea Venture" and had succeeded in their journey from Bermuda to Jamestown in Virginia, made the Town of St. George and Bermuda famous.
		She was the larger of the two Bermuda built vessels and had about 80 of the 142 castaways.
	bermuda-online.org /seetown.htm (4879 words)

	Black Box Voting - Welcome to www.BlackBoxVoting.org, Consumer protection for elections
		Black Box Voting investigates election problems, communicates the problems to the citizenry, and teaches citizens how to manage their own government -- which means teaching citizens how to identify elections problems and providing citizens with the tools to oversee elections.
		Elections procedures must be fair, they must be inclusive, they must prevent voter disenfranchisement, they must protect each individual's vote by reducing the ability to tamper or miscount.
		Volusia County, Florida has become known by the locals as "The Bermuda Triangle of Elections." In 1998, then-election supervisor Deanie Lowe was censored by a judge for allowing employees of a sheriff who was running for office to sit in her office and "enhance" the ballots.
	www.blackboxvoting.org /presskit.html (5214 words)

	Global Voices Online » Bermuda
		The video above was captured this afternoon by Bermuda bloggers Shawn and Sue “from the Southshore, Eastern end of Bermuda, approx 24 hours before Florence is scheduled to arrive.” Florence is the season’s latest hurricane, and the island of Bermuda has been bracing for her arrival since the middle of last week.
		On the heels of Bermuda’s Premier aiming racial slurs at former Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons in Parliament, a chef makes a joke and is subsequently fired and deported, leaving Christian Dunleavy to shake his head “at the silliness of it all”.
		Bermuda’s Finance Minister Paula Cox has announced that the island’s Sunday trading rules “will not be waived in the run-up to Christmas, because of a conflict with the time that many people attend church”: A Limey in Bermuda wonders if there can’t be a compromise.
	www.globalvoicesonline.org /-/world/americas/bermuda (1583 words)

	Bermuda to host Golf Grand Slam
		Bermuda tourism today announced a major coup with the news that one of the most exclusive and prestigious tournaments in golf - featuring the world's top players - is set to be hosted here next year.
		Minister Dr Ewart Brown said negotiations were in the final stages and a deal would most likely be finalized and announced at this year's event.
		Details of the event, without doubt the biggest 'sports tourism' initiative the Government and its glamorous US consultant IMG has come up with, was unveiled by Dr Ewart Brown at a press conference this afternoon.
	www.caribbeanpressreleases.com /articles/634/1/Bermuda-to-host-Golf-Grand-Slam/125-million-purse-prize.html (513 words)

	Government Of Bermuda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed premier by the governor
		If you would like to use this flag of Bermuda or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this map of Bermuda or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/bermuda_country_government.shtml (507 words)

	GlobaLex - Finding the Law in Bermuda Guide
		Bermuda, the oldest self-governing colony of the United Kingdom is one of the last few remaining Dependent Territories.
		Bermuda has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, coupled with an excellent reputation for business, particularly in the insurance and reinsurance arena, which is second only to London.
		Lawyers may qualify in any Commonwealth country and be called to the Bar in Bermuda, or they may study abroad and complete their studies in Bermuda.
	www.nyulawglobal.org /globalex/Bermuda.htm (362 words)

	Bermuda Elections News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News
		An election is not due until next year but...
		United States and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Bermuda and Central and South America to have a...
		Bermuda opposition party hurt by charges of racism
	www.einnews.com /bermuda/newsfeed-bermuda-elections (501 words)

	Bermuda
		In 1907 and 1908 she was among those who accompanied Clemens to Bermuda, where she captured dozens of extraordinary images of a relaxed and playful Clemens.
		The same mail that brought this letter from Clemens brought a letter from his Bermuda host describing his guest's health as "critical." Clemens wrote, "I have been having a most uncomfortable time for the past 4 days with that breast-pain, which turns out to be an affection of the heart just as I originally suspected.
		The two-day voyage from Bermuda was painful for Clemens, exhausting for Paine.
	bancroft.berkeley.edu /Exhibits/MTP/bermuda.html (736 words)

	W.I.L. Offshore News Digest for Week of June 9, 2003
		Britain’s plan to incorporate Gibraltar into one of its constituencies for elections to the European Parliament may be disrupted by an official objection to the move by the Spanish government, which is lodging a formal notice of action in the European Court of Justice.
		Bermuda voters will go to the polls on July 24 in the first general elections since the mid-Atlantic British colony revamped its voting system.
		Bermuda is one of the countries of choice, according to the report.
	www.trustprofessionals.com /news/2003/2003-06-09.html (2771 words)

	If the Premier’s smart, he’ll call the election soon
		So the Premier can boast of these improvements as he heads into an election — and if he calls an election soon, before these projects are complete, he won’t even have to produce higher tourist arrivals to support his case.
		And he has taken a political risk in pushing for an independence decision to be made in a general election, instead of the referendum that a solid majority of voters want.
		Elections in Bermuda are often won in a handful of close constituencies.
	www.bermudasun.bm /main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=135&ArticleID=29258 (959 words)

	Welcome to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
		Foreign Affairs Minister, the Honourable Fred Mitchell, travels to Bermuda tonight, July 22, 2003, to attend the last set of activities leading up to the General Elections that are slated to be held on Thursday, July 24th 2003.
		Over the years, the ruling Party in Bermuda, the Progressive Labour Party (PLP), has had a close relationship with the ruling Progressive Liberal Party here in The Bahamas; and Minister Mitchell is expected to join Premier Jennifer Smith in celebrating winning a second term in office over the United Bermuda Party (UBP).
		In the last elections on November 9, 1998, the PLP won 26 seats in the House of Assembly and 54% of the votes, while the UBP won 14 seats and 44% of the votes.
	www.mfabahamas.org /Minister%20at%20Bermuda's%20election.htm (140 words)

	Ras Mykkal
		Reggae in general is an historically political genre, and dub poetry is probably the most political form of reggae, but Ras Mykkal may be the most political dub poets around.
		In fact, he has played a significant role in Bermuda's national elections; he wields so much power that some of his songs have even been banned for their controversial criticisms.
		Much of Ras Mykkal's ire is aimed at politicians who don't adequately serve the peoples' needs and also at citizens who don't adequately meet their family obligations.
	www.reggae-reviews.com /rasmykkal.html (306 words)

	Elections and Electoral Systems by Country
		The Center for Voting and Democracy is dedicated to fair elections where every vote counts and all voters are represented.
		Adam Carr's Electoral Archive has complete (ie, seat by seat) federal elections statistics from 1901 (federation) to the present, and statistics for all Australian state elections since 1990.
		Elections New Zealand is the website for the Electoral Enrolment Centre, Chief Electoral Office and the Electoral Commission, and has election results
	www.psr.keele.ac.uk /election.htm (1399 words)

	Bermuda: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Bermuda is an archipelago of about 360 small islands, 580 mi (934 km) east of North Carolina.
		In 1968, Bermuda was granted a new constitution, its first prime minister, and autonomy, except for foreign relations, defense, and internal security.
		Bermuda: History - History Reputedly the first person to set foot on the islands was the Spanish navigator Juan de...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108106.html (353 words)

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