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	Bermuda: Trust: About Bermuda
		Government is exercised through the House of Assembly; a nominated Senate; and the Executive branch.
		Generally, the house of Assembly initiates legislation, which is approved by the Senate and signed into statute by the Governor.
		The Senate consists of 11 members appointed by the Governor- 5 on the advice of the ruling party (the Premier), 3 on the advice of the Opposition leader, and 3 by the Governor himself.
	www.pwcglobal.com /Extweb/service.nsf/docid/E2B176EB46F9702185256D2D00459CCF (919 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)

	Bermuda Conference - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Senator Harry S. Truman withdrew his membership from the committee over what was percieved as an insult to members of the United States Senate who had been involved with the conference.
		The Bermuda Conference was held on April 19, 1943 at Hamilton, Bermuda.
		It was an international conference that brought together delegates from the United Kingdom and the United States to discuss the question of what to do with the refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe before the war had even ended and before the extent of their persecution was known.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bermuda_Conference (294 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)

	Royal Gazette
		“The (Protected Species Act 2003) is designed to afford protection to Bermuda’s endangered species of plants and wildlife, to protect their habitats, and to ensure their survival for the benefit of future generations,” said Government Senate Leader Michael Scott as he introduced the bill.
		Some of the more likely candidates include: the Bermuda Skink, Governor Laffan’s Fern, the Bermuda Sedge, the Wild Bermuda Pepper, the Bermuda Petrel or Cahow, the Longtail, the Common Tern, the Land Hermit Crab, and the Great Land Crab.
		“(It) provides the legal basis for Bermuda’s endangered species of wildlife and plants.
	www.theroyalgazette.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031127/NEWS/111270050 (320 words)

	Bermuda Executive Summary
		It is politically stable; English is the official language; and the Barbadian dollar is at parity with the US dollar.
		The climate is warm and humid; but sea breezes temper the high summer temperatures.
	www.lowtax.com /lowtax/html/bermuda/jbrnews.html (755 words)

	US Department Of State Post Report
		Bermuda's legislature is composed of a Senate and House of Assembly.
		Bermuda government inspectors visit all homes on the island during the summer months, and residents are notified of actions needing to be taken to reduce mosquito-breeding areas.
		Bermuda's small size dictates that almost everything be imported, and the value of imports continues to rise, hitting an estimated $745.5 million in 2002.
	foia.state.gov /mms/postrpt/pr_view_all.asp?CntryID=17 (11795 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)

	Sealetter Cruise Port Review: Bermuda May 1997
		Bermuda is a self-governing British colony headed by a governor representing the Crown and a premier elected by the majority party, with an appointed Senate and an elected House of Assembly.
		Bermuda shorts are a British creation that can be traced back to the turn of the century, when British troops working in tropical outposts cut off their trousers at the knees for relief from the heat.
		Bermuda's reputation as a wreck diver's destination is due to the large number of sunken ships found in its waters.
	www.sealetter.com /May-97/bermuda.html (8037 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)

	Royal Gazette
		This must be one of the highest participation rates in the world with 51 percent of Bermuda's workforce made up of women, she said.
		Ms Butterfield added that in 1998, Bermuda was in the unique position of having women leading all three parties into a General Election.
		Instead, just eight of the 36 seats in the House of Assembly and just one out of 11 in the Senate are held by women, equating to a participation rate of just 19 percent.
	www.theroyalgazette.com /apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?SearchID=73179085753843&Avis=RG&Dato=20040727&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=107270069&Ref=AR (811 words)

	Bermuda Government
		Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory with a high degree of internal self-government.
		The official head of state is the Queen, who appoints a Governor to represent her in Bermuda.
		The Senate has 11 members; 5 of whom are appointed by the Governor on advice of the Premier, 3 by the Leader of the Opposition, and 3 by the Governor.
	www.bermuda4u.com /Essential/bermuda_government.html (254 words)

	GlobaLex - Finding the Law in Bermuda Guide
		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.
		Bermuda, the oldest self-governing colony of the United Kingdom is one of the last few remaining Dependent Territories.
		The legislative bodies are the House of Assembly, with 36 MPs representing the populace, and the Senate, which has 11 members appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Party in power and by the Opposition.
	www.nyulawglobal.org /globalex/Bermuda.htm (362 words)

	MSN Encarta - Bermuda
		The legislature comprises the elected House of Assembly and an appointed Senate.
		The estimated population of the Bermuda Islands in 2005 was 65,365.
		Bermuda or Bermuda Islands, island group, self-governing dependency of the United Kingdom, in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761554967 (956 words)

	Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive
		Results for the 28 November elections for the Senate and Chamber of Deputies are also available.
		Constituency-level figures from the 28 June Canadian legislative election, in which the Liberal Party of Prime Minister Paul Martin was returned to office without an absolute majority in the House of Commons.
		18 March: In the Tonga legislative election, the opposition Human Rights and Democracy Movement in Tonga (HRDMT) has won seven of the nine elected seats in the legislature, but will be outvoted by the nominees of the king and nobility.
	psephos.adam-carr.net (956 words)

	CNN.com - World News: Election Watch
		Members of the Senate are appointed by the governor, the premier and members of the opposition parties to serve five-year terms.
		** During the 1998 elections, the House of Assembly consisted of 40 seats.
		Members of the House of Assembly are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms.
	edition.cnn.com /WORLD/election.watch/americas/bermuda.html (956 words)

	Bahamas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bahamian parliament consists of two chambers, the Senate (with 16 members) and the House of Assembly (40).
		Head of government is the prime minister, usually the leader of the winning party of the elections for the parliament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Bahamas (956 words)

	Bermuda Government
		Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory with a high degree of internal self-government.
		Bermuda’s system of government is similar to that of the UK.
		The official head of state is the Queen, who appoints a Governor to represent her in Bermuda.
	www.bermuda4u.com /Essential/bermuda_government.html (956 words)

	Bermuda Sun: Constitutional change (2003-11-05)
		The Secretary of State wished to ensure that, subject to the sovereign rights of Her Majesty, the process of considering such proposals was as transparent as possible, and that the citizens and political parties of Bermuda were consulted as widely as possible before changes are made.
		“The Governor is pleased to announce that on 27 February an Order in Council was made to amend the Constitution of Bermuda.
		He had therefore asked the Governor to explore the issue locally to see whether interested parties in Bermuda could come forward with acceptable proposals for procedures to be followed in future, which could then be put to him for consideration.
	www.bermudasun.org /archives/2003-11-05/01News10 (956 words)

	GlobaLex - Finding the Law in Bermuda Guide
		The legislative bodies are the House of Assembly, with 36 MPs representing the populace, and the Senate, which has 11 members appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Party in power and by the Opposition.
		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.
		Bermuda, the oldest self-governing colony of the United Kingdom is one of the last few remaining Dependent Territories.
	www.nyulawglobal.org /globalex/Bermuda.htm (362 words)

	Bermuda Government
		The Senate has 11 members; 5 of whom are appointed by the Governor on advice of the Premier, 3 by the Leader of the Opposition, and 3 by the Governor.
		Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory with a high degree of internal self-government.
		The leader of the political party winning the most seats in the House of Assembly is appointed Premier and is asked by the Governor to form a government (i.e.
	www.bermuda4u.com /Essential/bermuda_government.html (254 words)

	Canada - Gurupedia
		The Prime Minister in turn appoints the Cabinet, drawn by convention from members of the Prime Minister's party in the House of Commons and the Senate.
		The provincial political climate of Quebec is quite different, with the main split being between separatism, represented by the Parti Québécois, and federalism, represented by the Parti libéral du Québec.
		The only other party to form a government is the now-defunct Progressive Conservative Party, which in December 2003 merged with the Canadian Alliance to form the Conservative Party of Canada.
	www.gurupedia.com /c/ca/canada.htm (254 words)

	Bermuda Government
		Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory with a high degree of internal self-government.
		Bermuda’s system of government is similar to that of the UK.
		The Senate has 11 members; 5 of whom are appointed by the Governor on advice of the Premier, 3 by the Leader of the Opposition, and 3 by the Governor.
	www.bermuda4u.com /Essential/bermuda_government.html (254 words)

	Bermuda - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Bermuda
		Bermuda is Britain's oldest colony, officially taken by the crown in 1684.
		Under the constitution of 1968, it is fully self-governing, with a governor (John Vereker from 2002), senate, and elected House of Assembly (premier from 1998 Jennifer Smith, Progressive Labour Party).
		The currency used in the colony is the Bermuda dollar, the main language spoken is English, and the main religion is Christianity.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Bermuda (254 words)

	Bob Richards
		Before returning to Bermuda, Bob worked in banking in Toronto After a brief stint at the now defunct Bermuda National Bank, as a loan officer, he joined the Bermuda Monetary Authority where he spent several fruitful years learning how the unique Bermuda economy worked and how to manage it.
		Soon after Bob started Bermuda Asset Management, Bermuda’s first independent investment management firm and is still running it today.
		He has served as a Government Senator and as Government Leader in the Senate.
	www.elections.gov.bm /2003/everard_richards.htm (178 words)

	THE HON. JENNIFER M. SMITH, JP, DHumL, MP.
		Premier Smith became known as an effective and articulate spokesperson for the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party in the Senate and later, after finally winning election, for the Opposition in the House of Assembly on Education, Health and Social Services, Youth, Sports, Community and Cultural Affairs.
		Premier Smith brings dignity and distinction to the House of Assembly, dedication and diplomacy, to her constituency, and hope and optimism to Bermuda.
		Premier Smith’s extraordinary skills in effecting a political consensus made her the people’s popular choice to be Premier of Bermuda.
	bermuda.election.bm /2003/jennifer_smith.htm (415 words)

	United Bermuda Party Online - The Official Website
		Richards replaces outgoing United Bermuda Party Senator Reverend Dr. Leonard Santucci "Bob Richards brings to our Senate team a wealth of experience and a family legacy of serving Bermuda.
		Bob Richards has also served on many public sector boards including the Bermuda Monetary Authority, the Public Funds Investment Committee, the Bermuda Association of Securities Dealers, and the Economic Council.
		In 1997 Bob Richards was appointed to the Bermuda Senate under the United Bermuda Party Government.
	www.ubp.bm /news/releases/20041028001.asp (683 words)

	THE HON. JENNIFER M. SMITH, JP, DHumL, MP.
		Premier Smith became known as an effective and articulate spokesperson for the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party in the Senate and later, after finally winning election, for the Opposition in the House of Assembly on Education, Health and Social Services, Youth, Sports, Community and Cultural Affairs.
		Having set the framework for change in Education as the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party Government’s first Education Minister, Premier Smith relinquished the Education Portfolio on April 1, 1999, to better concentrate on the demanding role of Premier.
		the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party, thus becoming the first woman in the Senate and the youngest member at that time.
	bermuda.election.bm /2003/jennifer_smith.htm (415 words)

	Bermuda's ties with USA
		Indeed, the saga of the Sea Venture and destinies of those who sailed on her, whose names should be engraved so indelibly in the histories of Great Britain, Bermuda and the United States of America, have been buried in the dusty pages of obscure books, available only to those with a passion for painstaking research.
		The brigs answered with broadsides from their cannon, lowered their Union Jack flags, hoisted the red, white and blue striped ensign of the United States of America and proceeded to invade Bermuda with landing parties.
		A part list of countries whose citizens were not previously required to have a visa or passport for travel to the USA from Bermuda or via the USA to any other country, but who are now required to hold both valid
	www.bermuda-online.org /usa.htm (4644 words)

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