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independence. For a new bill aims to bring the Bermuda Monetary Authority into line with international recommendations that it should enjoy more freedom to carry out its regulatory role -- and proposes bigger penalties for offenders. Fines for summar...

Independent. And he took a swing at his Parliamentary colleagues for choosing to axe him from the group. Smith's South Mr. Moniz -- suspended from the party at the weekend -- left the door open for his plans to change in the future. He said: "I was e...

Now the maverick MP will have the Opposition Whip withdrawn without a time-limit -- although he remains a party member. It is understood the shock move came after party chiefs finally lost patience with Mr. Moniz -- a long-time thorn in the side of t...

Bermuda's new US Consul General will move into the luxury home of former Governor Sir Edwin Leather, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Larry Owen -- who arrived on the Island yesterday -- will spend his first few weeks in Bermuda in Paget's Chelston, the...

An attack on the independence of non-party senators is an assault on democracy, Opposition leader Pamela Gordon said yesterday. Ms Gordon claimed: "What we have is a Government where this new Bermuda is not a democracy, but totalitarianism. "They're ...

The UK Parliament is waiting for its colonies to set the tone before it gets its teeth into the White Paper rewrite of Britain's relations with the Overseas Territories, ex-Speaker Ernest DeCouto said yesterday. And Mr. DeCouto -- who met recently wi...

Canada is to push the controversial appointment of barrister Saul Froomkin as the country's Honorary Consul -- even in the face of opposition from the Bermuda Government. Confirmation that Canada was sticking to its guns over the ex-Attorney General'...

said last night. And she added Bermudians might be prepared to give up the noose for murderers -- if a tough penalty like life without parole was adopted instead. Ms Gordon said early canvassing after Britain's rewrite of relations with its overseas ...

The Island's independent financial watchdog could be muzzled due to a lack of real freedom to carry out its duties, Auditor Larry Dennis warned yesterday. And he called for the Auditor's Office -- which scrutinises public spending -- to be given a UK...

The first of a series of Opposition road shows on the UK's rewrite of relations with its colonies is set to be held in St. George's next week. The news came after a dry run for United Bermuda Party members and guests was held on Wednesday. And Opposi...