44 results returned for search: "independence AND " category "News" author Scott Neil
Speculation that the Bermuda Government was considering independence has been dismissed.
“The position is this; it was not in our platform, we have not discussed it,” Jamahl Simmons, Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, said yesterday.
Mr Si...
DATE: Sep 12, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
With gross national debt at $2.185 billion and facing another year with a budget deficit, the Bermuda Government is to execute a $200 million loan facility agreement with Butterfield Bank.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, made the announcement ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Most people are aware of the American Dream, but have you heard of the Bermudian Dream?
Well-known Island road runner Sylvester Jean-Pierre has, because he has lived it.
Now he has created a limited edition sterling silver pendant to embody the grati...
DATE: Nov 29, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
International business in Bermuda and elsewhere is keeping an interested eye on the Island's political temperature and the possible outcomes of the December 18 general election.
A commentary in the UK-based Insurance Insider newsletter picks up on th...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A flurry of proposed hotel development and expansion is threatening the Island’s sustainable future, according to Shadow Environment Minister Cole Simons who spent the New Year period reviewing projects put forward in the past few weeks.
Two landmark...
DATE: Jan 03, 2007
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A flurry of proposed hotel development and expansion is threatening the Island?s sustainable future, according to Shadow Environment Minister Cole Simons who spent the New Year period reviewing projects put forward in the past few weeks.
Two landmark...
DATE: Jan 03, 2007
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Premier Ewart Brown has expressed concern over the overthrowing of the Government of Fiji by military forces and spoken of his hope that a democratic rule will be restored to the island nation in the Pacific.
The former British colony, which gained i...
DATE: Dec 16, 2006
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Evidence the United Bermuda Party is on an election footing has come from Party leader Wayne Furbert stating he senses a wind of change blowing through the Island’s political landscape. And he feels Premier Ewart Brown’s support within the community ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2006
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Evidence the United Bermuda Party is on an election footing has come from Party leader Wayne Furbert stating he senses a wind of change blowing through the Island?s political landscape. And he feels Premier Ewart Brown?s support within the community ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2006
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
An expert in brain injuries has been outlining to Bermuda doctors ways in which they can help improve patient care.
More than 30 Bermudians have benefitted from specialist treatment at Boston?s Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital over the last 12 month...
DATE: Oct 06, 2006
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil