57 results returned for search: "independence AND " author Gareth Finighan
AT first glance, 17-year-old Joseph could be a typical teenager. Hanging around the local market with his friends, the young man fits the stereotypical image of carefree youth.
Yet Joseph's life is far from ordinary. The tough streets of Kampala, the...
DATE: Oct 07, 2007
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THE UK Government plans to investigate the legality of a controversial stem cell research clinic being set up on the island by Premier Ewart Brown and his wife, the Mid-Ocean News can reveal.
Dr. Brown and his wife Wanda recently joined forces with U...
DATE: Oct 07, 2007
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CAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep open a medical clinic for the poor will present a petition of more than 3,000 signatures to Premier Ewart Brown (pictured) on Tuesday.And one protester has challenged Dr. Brown to a head-to-head television debate to hamme...
DATE: Apr 06, 2007
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PREMIER Ewart Brown has hinted Government is prepared to hold a referendum on Independence — but only after Bermudians are “educated” on the issue.And the British Broadcasting Corporation has also quoted Dr. Brown as claiming Bermudians wanted a Prem...
DATE: Mar 23, 2007
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GOVERNMENT is being "bull-headed, arrogant and disrespectful" in its quest for Independence, according to the Opposition.
United Bermuda Party leader Wayne Furbert rounded on the Premier after Government confirmed it was pushing ahead with plans for ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2006
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THE war of words between the two political parties which erupted after a Cabinet Minister used the phrase "house niggers" to describe black Opposition supporters, could be coming to an end.
The Mid-Ocean News understands that Premier Alex Scott and U...
DATE: May 26, 2006
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ALTHOUGH most rugby players aren't built for long-distance running, members of Teachers Rugby Club swapped studded boots for training shoes on Wednesday in an effort to help one little girl who cannot walk.
And their sporting versatility has paid off...
DATE: May 26, 2006
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Speaking at a party celebration at the Fairmont Southampton Resort, the United Bermuda Party chief gave a detailed outline of "the new vision" he said was necessary to "bridge the great divide" between young and old, black and white, rich and poor.
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DATE: Mar 24, 2006
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And organisation spokesman Mike Marsh said it was now necessary to by-pass Premier Alex Scott because Government was "riding roughshod" over the will of the people.
The organisation presented a fresh petition of more than 15,000 signatures to Premi...
DATE: Feb 10, 2006
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A PETITION calling for a referendum on Independence has won more backers than Government managed to secure at the last election.
And pressure group Bermudians For Referendum (BFR) has issued a final ultimatum to Premier Alex Scott ? "respond to the w...
DATE: Feb 03, 2006
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