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relations with its colonies, Bermuda's smallest political party claimed yesterday.
And National Liberal Party spokesman Graeme Outerbridge warned that the UK offer of full citizenship was "a Trojan horse'' aimed at the Island's booming offshore secto...
DATE: Mar 19, 1999
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of its relations with its colonies spelled trouble for Bermuda's booming offshore business.
And fellow pro-Independence campaigner Rolfe Commissiong branded the offer as "British citizenship lite -- like Miller Lite.'' Mr. Perinchief said: "The way ...
DATE: Mar 19, 1999
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A legal challenge to United Bermuda Party Paget West candidate Patricia Gordon Pamplin's nomination is set to go before Supreme Court on Monday.
And last night Progressive Labour Party chiefs called on Mrs. Gordon Pamplin to stand down as a by-electi...
DATE: Mar 19, 1999
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NLP, PLP maverick call for Independence: Page 8 The full text of the White Paper begins on Page 41 Enviroment Minister backs ecological push: Page 5 Editorial: Page 4 Bermuda will have to fight to keep the Island's squeaky-clean image untarnished...
DATE: Mar 19, 1999
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the colonies unveiled by UK Foreign Secretary Robin Cook yesterday.
But Mr. Cook warned that the Island's legal commitment to the death penalty and flogging should go if Bermuda wanted full partnership with the UK.
And he signalled that the Island's ...
DATE: Mar 18, 1999
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A bid by Britain to enforce human rights and tougher financial regulations in its Overseas Territories was yesterday slammed by the UK Opposition.
Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary Michael Howard said European human rights legislation should not ...
DATE: Mar 18, 1999
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Premier Jennifer Smith yesterday welcomed the UK's commitment to "a new partnership'' with Bermuda and its other Overseas Territories.
And she said: "A preliminary perusal of the White Paper reveals that there is nothing threatening to Bermuda.
"We i...
DATE: Mar 18, 1999
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Territories, Opposition Leader Pamela Gordon said last night.
And she said -- no matter what the British view -- an offer of full citizenship could not be divorced from the UK insistence on tough laws to beat white-collar crime and human rights legis...
DATE: Mar 18, 1999
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Bermuda's financial wheelers and dealers yesterday warned the Island would have to treat UK plans to toughen up regulation of offshore centres with caution.
Bermuda International Business Association chairman Glenn Titterton highlighted a UK insisten...
DATE: Mar 18, 1999
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this morning be unveiled in the House of Commons by Foreign Secretary Robin Cook.
And -- as predicted in The Royal Gazette last year -- Mr. Cook will offer full UK citizenship to the 100,000-plus Overseas Territories citizens.
He will also pledge tha...
DATE: Mar 17, 1999
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