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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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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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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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