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Premier Alex Scott has moved swiftly to play down potential speculation that Bermuda might be heading to the polls as early as this summer.
Speaking during an unscheduled appearance at a Progressive Labour Party meeting in West Pembroke on Monday nig...
DATE: Apr 19, 2006
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Premier Alex Scott last night hailed the performance of Bermuda in a pioneering new literacy survey ? and hinted at its implications for the ongoing independence debate.
Mr. Scott told a PLP meeting in Pembroke how he was asked at the press conferenc...
DATE: Apr 18, 2006
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It has been a long held ambition of Dr. Brown to become both leader of the Progressive Labour Party and the country.
He has been cast as the main protagonist of the events of 2003 which saw the PLP?s first Premier, Dame Jennifer Smith?s term of offic...
DATE: Apr 17, 2006
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Those who think Bermuda can gain Independence without igniting the emotions of her people are either mischievous or naive, according to Deputy Premier Ewart Brown.
Having experienced first-hand the birth of Jamaica as an independent nation, he recogn...
DATE: Apr 17, 2006
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"We will ensure there is a place for everyone in this country. We want to ensure a sense of security for both winners and losers . . . I urge you whether you are black or white, to join me in a new pledge to forget our grim past, forgive others and f...
DATE: Apr 14, 2006
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There is no question Bermuda will eventually become an independent, stand-alone nation ? but its people must first become independent in their own minds and nurture a true national identity and sense of one community.
That is the view of union chief ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2006
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Independence, moral standards, traffic congestion and affordable housing solutions are amongst the topics high on the list of areas Bermuda needs to address, according to union chief Ed Ball.
He has his own thoughts on where things are going wrong an...
DATE: Apr 12, 2006
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THE Washington, DC-based Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) describes itself as an independent, non-profit, non-partisan research and information organisation that monitors political, economic and diplomatic issues affecting the Western Hemisphere...
DATE: Apr 07, 2006
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There is strong opposition to Independence, according to a poll commissioned by , but fewer young people are against the idea than the older generation.
The survey, which quizzed 404 people, found that 67 percent were against Independence, 24 percent...
DATE: Apr 03, 2006
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How much would Independence cost Bermuda and is it a cost the Island is willing and able to meet?
That was the poser faced by a panel of two senior politicians and a representative of the international business community when they held a public meeti...
DATE: Mar 30, 2006
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