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	The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party
		Bermuda was electrified to learn that this bold new Party had won Parliamentary seats for six of the nine candidates it had endorsed.
		Bermuda’s first Constitution restructured the voting districts into dual seat constituencies and increased the number of seats in Parliament to forty to offset the gains of four seats in Pembroke Parish.
		Thus the United Bermuda Party was formed with the sanction of then Governor, Lord Martonmere; who dismissed a formal application from the PLP to dissolve Parliament and hold fresh elections.
	www.plp.bm /ab5.php (5298 words)

	United Bermuda Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The UBP had 30 seats in Parliament as result of the election of 1968.
		In 1968 the UBP easily won the first general election under Bermuda's new constitution, taking 30 out of 40 seats in Parliament and Sir Henry Tucker was appointed the leader of the new government.
		Sir John Swan was the Premier of Bermuda from 1982-1995 and the leader of the UBP.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Bermuda_Party (460 words)

	38th Ottawa Overseas Battalion
		On February 8th, 1916, the 38th was inspected by His Excellency, the Governor-General of Bermuda, who forwarded official reports to the British War Office, as well as to Militia headquarters at Ottawa, declaring the Unit fit in every respect to take its place in the field along side the finest Regiments in the British Army.
		The fighting continued until the night of the 13th, when the 38th was relieved after having played a prominent part in the advance of 22,000 yards made by the Canadian Corps, resulting in the capture of 167 guns, 1,000 machine guns and 10,000 prisoners.
		The 163rd Regiment reached Bermuda on May 29th, 1916, to relieve the 38th and the latter Battalion sailed for Davenport, England on May 31st.
	www.magma.ca /~leprecha/the_38th_battalion_dewsbury_history.html (2569 words)

	Bahamas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Head of government is the prime minister, usually the leader of the winning party of the elections for the parliament.
		The Bahamian parliament consists of two chambers, the Senate (with 16 members) and the House of Assembly (40).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Bahamas (2569 words)

	HON. NELETHA BUTTERFIELD MP
		As a member of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party and a Government Member of Parliament for Pembroke West Central and as a former opposition spokesperson in the Senate, she brings to parliament her expertise, experience and enthusiasm in assisting those in the community and her country Bermuda.
		She was appointed to the Senate by the Progressive Labour Party on 8th October (her birth date) where she was spokesperson for Education, Community and Cultural Affair, Youth Development, Sports, Parks and Recreation and Women’s Issues.
		On October 8th, 2002 (her birthday again) she was appointed to the Cabinet by the Premier as Minister without Portfolio, spokesperson in the House of Assembly for the Ministry of Housing and a Justice of the Peace.
	bermuda.election.bm /2003/neletha_butterfield.htm (771 words)

	Bermuda on Encyclopedia.com
		Bermuda is led by a prime minister and has a bicameral parliament with an appointed senate and an elected 40-member house of assembly.
		Over 60% of Bermuda's inhabitants are of African ancestry, descended from slaves brought to the islands during the 18th cent.; there is also a sizable population of British descent.
		Pamela Gordon (Premier of Bermuda) with Yaacov Neeman, Israeli Minister of Finance, at IGWEL lunch.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Bermuda.asp (1044 words)

	Freemasonry in Bermuda
		Bermuda, a self governing colony of England with it's own Westminster style Parliament, is located 564 nautical miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and 788 nautical miles north of Nassau, Bahamas, at 64 degrees, 47 minutes, 02 seconds West and 32 degrees, 17 minutes, 30 seconds North.
		Lodges under a Grand Superintendent and the Provincial Grand Lodge of Bermuda under the Grand Lodge of Ireland with 4 Lodges.
		Freemasonry existed in Bermuda in 1744-45 (earliest historical record), when the Earl of Strathmore, Grand Master of England appointed a Provincial Grand Master for the Islands of Bermuda.
	www.newcomm.net /bermuda (731 words)

	Bermuda. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Bermuda is led by a prime minister and has a bicameral parliament with an appointed senate and an elected 40-member house of assembly.
		Over 60% of Bermuda’s inhabitants are of African ancestry, descended from slaves brought to the islands during the 18th cent.; there is also a sizable population of British descent.
		Semitropical produce, sales of fuel to aircraft and ships, and pharmaceuticals are among Bermuda’s exports, though all are relatively minor in the overall economic picture.
	www.bartleby.com /65/be/Bermuda.html (509 words)

	Bermuda. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Bermuda is led by a prime minister and has a bicameral parliament with an appointed senate and an elected 40-member house of assembly.
		Over 60% of Bermuda’s inhabitants are of African ancestry, descended from slaves brought to the islands during the 18th cent.; there is also a sizable population of British descent.
		Internal self-government was granted in 1968, and the United Bermuda party was in power for the next 30 years.
	www.bartleby.com /65/be/Bermuda.html (509 words)

	Bermuda Government today
		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).
		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.
		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.
	bermuda-online.org /bdagovt.htm (6255 words)

	The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party
		Bermuda was electrified to learn that this bold new Party had won Parliamentary seats for six of the nine candidates it had endorsed.
		Thus the United Bermuda Party was formed with the sanction of then Governor, Lord Martonmere; who dismissed a formal application from the PLP to dissolve Parliament and hold fresh elections.
		His Excellency the Governor Thorold Masefield invited Party Leader Jennifer Smith to form the Government and she was sworn in as Premier of Bermuda at Government House on November 10, 1998, the day after the election.
	www.plp.bm /ab5.php (5298 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		The composition of the House of Assembly is 22 PLP and 14 UBP (United Bermuda Party).
		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 current Government, the PLP (Progressive Labour Party) won the last General Election in 2003, and after a period of infighting within the party, Alex Scott became the new leader and was sworn in as Premier.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1032111344299 (1036 words)

	Bermuda Government today
		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).
		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.
		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 (1036 words)

	Bermuda -> Economy, Government, and People on Encyclopedia.com 2002
		Bermuda is led by a prime minister and has a bicameral parliament with an appointed senate and an elected 40-member house of assembly.
		Over 60% of Bermuda's inhabitants are of African ancestry, descended from slaves brought to the islands during the 18th cent.; there is also a sizable population of British descent.
		Walking the plank: Bermuda leaders, looking to put their stamp on a unified nation, push for independence.
	encyclopedia.com /html/section/Bermuda_EconomyGovernmentandPeople.asp (532 words)

	A Limey In Bermuda: Law & Order
		The Bermuda Regiment was criticised in the British parliament yesterday, during a debate on the Armed Forces Bill.
		Bermuda has a new venue for locals who find violent video games a little passe and prefer to engage in the real thing: Hamilton Bus Terminal in the middle of the afternoon.
		Nelson Bascome III, son of PLP MP and former Health Minister Nelson Bascome, was thrown in the Bermuda Regiment lockup yesterday when he arrived with 100 other recruits for the start of his period of compulsory military service.
	www.phillipwells.com /latest_news/law_order (2984 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		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.
		Bermuda is almost unique in its use of a defaced Red Ensign on land as a national flag.
		The role of this independent body was the 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.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1032111344299 (1047 words)

	Bermuda's Business & Economy Index
		Every company must notify the Registrar of Companies, at the Government Administration Building, 30 Parliament Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda, of its registered office, which cannot be a post office box, on Form 13.
		Local Investment Companies must be granted a license to carry on investment business in Bermuda within the meaning of section 2 of the Act, before they can sell their services.
		These are upfront fees, paid irrespective of whether companies are successes or failures, with no refunds applicable in the event of liquidations and with no tax rebates of any kind.
	bermuda-online.org /business.htm (1423 words)

	Lowtax News Story
		Bermuda is set to introduce two new sets of financial regulations that will expand the role of the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
		The most significant change will be the transfer of licensing powers from the Minister to the Bermuda Monetary Authority which Ms Lister said was essential because it will ensure that "regulation lies with professional supervisors, with a clear separation of the prudential from the political aspects".
		The chairwoman of the Bermuda Monetary Authority Cheryl Lister warned business this week to expect changes to regulations in the new year when the Authority takes on its new expanded role.
	www.lowtax.net /asp/story/frontstory.asp?storyname=187 (1423 words)

	Education Bermuda North America Regional
		- The Bermuda College was created by the Parliament of Bermuda through the Bermuda College Act in 1974.
		The battle of Berkeley is only just beginningBermuda Sun, Bermuda - Jan 27, 2006...
		She said that at least four teachers had come forward in support of Quantum Learning at CedarBridge and that the Ministry of Education was now...
	www.1mall.com /ODP/Regional/North_America/Bermuda/Education (452 words)

	Politics Westminster, a Bermuda triangle of impotence
		It was the day war broke out, and Westminster was criss-crossed by MPs, ministers, hacks and demonstrators moving between Downing Street, briefing rooms and parliament, a Bermuda triangle of impotence, in which little that is said or thought matters any more.
		I pass these on in the interest of public confidence at this difficult time for us all.
		If anything, ministers and spymasters looked more tense than they had on Monday.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4629967-107865,00.html (561 words)

	Hawks Ridge Member Wins Seat On Bermuda Parliament - Douglas USA
		In each of the past three years, Dunkley has been recognized by the Best of Bermuda Gold Awards as a most effective opposition politician who is extremely dedicated to Bermuda and its people.
		Hawks Ridge (www.HawksRidge.com), the already legendary private golf club community located just north of Atlanta announced today that one of its prominent members, Michael Dunkley has retained his House of Assembly seat with an impressive 66-percent of votes as the United Bermuda Party representative in Devonshire East.
		Hawks Ridge Member Wins Seat On Bermuda Parliament
	www.prleap.com /printer/141 (450 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		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 current Government, the PLP (Progressive Labour Party) won the last General Election in 2003, and after a period of infighting within the party, Alex Scott became the new leader and was sworn in as Premier.
		The composition of the House of Assembly is 22 PLP and 14 UBP (United Bermuda Party).
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1032111344299 (1047 words)

	Computing Curriculum Project: Bermuda History Timeline
		In a General Election, W.H.T. Joell is elected Bermuda's first black Member of Parliament.
		The Bermuda Library is founded by Governor Reid with a collection of about 270 volumes in what is now The Cabinet Building.
		Bermuda is sighted by Spanish seaman, Juan de Bermudez.
	bermuda.stanford.edu /resources/bermudaHistory.html (182 words)

	Jennifer M. Smith
		She resigned in favour of a compromise candidate on July 28th when a revolt by eleven of the twenty-two newly elected Members of Parliament threatened to split the Party and the country.
		That was the date the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party (PLP) won their first general election and became the government of Bermuda.
		She embodied the achievements of her Party’s 35-year campaign for victory which effectively bought to an end more than 300 years of minority white political domination of this predominately black island.
	www.jennifermsmith.com (348 words)

	Labour wins power in Bermuda for first time
		The PLP, led by Ms Jennifer Smith, 50, won 26 of the 40 seats in the island's parliament, up from 18 in the previous election.
		But Ms Smith's party, which is mainly supported by the two-thirds of Bermudans who descend from the slaves brought to the island by the British, has also pledged to "empower" the people.
		Bermuda, with a population of 60,000, is Britain's largest remaining colony, following the retrocession of Hong Kong last year.
	telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/11/11/wber11.html (734 words)

	Lowtax News Story
		The most vocal spokesperson for the Bermuda independence movement is Progressive Labour Party member Phil Perinchief who, following the failure of his own party to support his proposed bill, is now looking further afield for allies in his quest to get an independence bill tabled in the Bermuda parliament.
		Mr Perinchief said "I have not yet found a parliamentarian or senator with the proverbial 'testicular fortitude' to introduce the Bill - I expect that by March someone in the UBP ranks would have the political acumen to introduce the bill.
		Although the ruling Progressive Labour Party has had independence in its charter for over 30 years now Premier Jennifer Smith says that it is not on her government's agenda at the moment.
	www.lowtax.net /asp/story/frontstory.asp?storyname=209 (554 words)

	About Bermuda
		The Bermuda Constitution was passed by the Bermuda Parliament in 1968.
		Bermuda is located in the Atlantic Ocean about 650 miles due east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
		The PLP has been the ruling party since the General Election of November1998.
	www.fairway.bm /bermuda.htm (413 words)

	Ukraine Elections News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News
		many Russian diplomats are waiting for the results of next year's Ukrainian parliamentary elections to...
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		dissolved Parliament and called for early national elections in Germany, thereby moving up the election...
	www.einnews.com /ukraine/newsfeed-UkraineElections (413 words)

	BBC Online - Bristol - Weather feature -
		In January and February, the middle of the New Zealand summer, the average temperature in Auckland is 23 degrees, 73 Fahrenheit.
		New Zealand is primarily made up of the North Island and the South Island.
		- Vietnam - Egypt - Corsica - The Bahamas - Sri Lanka - Jamaica - New York - Bermuda
	www.bbc.co.uk /bristol/content/weather/2001/world/newzealand/nznorth.shtml (413 words)

	Cellphones Bermuda
		The Bermuda College was created by the Parliament of Bermuda through the Bermuda College Act in 1974.
		Bermuda's central monetary authority, responsible for the issue of Bermuda notes and coins.
		Bermuda law firm. Provides a variety of products and services for corporate and high net worth individuals, offices in Bermuda, London, Hong Kong, includes contact information.
	www.cellphones-info-center.com /cellphonesbermuda (413 words)

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