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Two-thirds of Bermudians remain opposed to the idea of the Island breaking ties with the UK, according to the latest poll carried out for .
It comes nine months after the Bermuda Independence Commission reported its Island-wide findings on the likely...
DATE: May 30, 2006
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Around six in ten of Bermuda?s residents would like the opportunity to work in Europe or North America, according to a poll conducted for .
But the Caribbean is the least appealing of the three options canvassed in the poll conducted earlier this mon...
DATE: May 26, 2006
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Organisers hadn?t expected this year?s May 24 Parade to take a full four hours to make its way down Front Street, nor had they expected Drag ?Queen? of Bermuda Sybil Barrington to ignore a Government ban and join in and strut his stuff in front of as...
DATE: May 25, 2006
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In February 1978, an aspiring young politician lost his job as an estate agent after switching from the United Bermuda Party to the Progressive Labour Party.
Alex Outerbridge, then 29, was white and his employer, John Chiappa, of Dorchester Realty, t...
DATE: May 21, 2006
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I WOULD like to further address Bermuda Sun columnist Larry Burchall's position on the question of Bermuda's current status as a British Overseas Territory. As I mentioned in a recent Commentary, Mr. Burchall — like many other Bermudians — seems to h...
DATE: May 19, 2006
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?I?m very uneasy about Bermuda at the moment,? says Kathleen Bell, in a quiet voice. ?It?s the first time in my life that I have felt the way I feel.
?The real dispiriting part of it is that the electorate hides until an election and democracy is a f...
DATE: May 19, 2006
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Sam Strangeways
At the first of three Progressive Labour Party (PLP) public meetings about Independence, Housing Minister Sen. David Burch said last night he thought the ?boogeyman? of 1998 ? fear that his party?s policies will lead to white flight ? had been killed...
DATE: May 12, 2006
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Bermudians could be asked to vote on Independence using a timeframe and mechanism similar to that which led to the people of Scotland and Wales voting for substantial devolution from UK central control following the 1997 General Election in Britain.
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DATE: May 12, 2006
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Our way or the highway ? that is the message from Britain to its remaining colonies.
Lord Triesman, the Minister responsible for the Overseas Territories, again pledged Britain would not stand in the way of countries wanting Independence.
But he also...
DATE: Apr 27, 2006
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For someone who doesn?t need to work Nelson Bascome is a very busy man.
The former Health Minister could easily kick back his heels and enjoy a life of leisure but as he fast approaches 50 he is involved in a multitude of projects including counselli...
DATE: Apr 24, 2006
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