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A poll of Bermudians taken just days before the release of the Bermuda Independence Commission?s report found that a large percentage are not only against Independence, but if they had to decide, they would want to do so by referendum.
These were the...
DATE: Sep 26, 2005
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Bermuda is hosting three African tourism ministers and leading academics during the planning conference for the African Diaspora Heritage Trail.
The trail was the vision of former tourism minister, the late David Allen. He hoped that a trail could be...
DATE: Sep 24, 2005
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The PLP said yesterday the Opposition insulted the country by distancing themselves from the independence debate.
However, the UBP said either the Bermuda Independence Commission (BIC) or the PLP ?screwed up? by leaving out its submission.
?The Premi...
DATE: Sep 23, 2005
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The Progressive Labour Party fears that Bermudians for Referendum is a phantom arm of the United Bermuda Party.
PLP spokesman Scott Simmons said yesterday the PLP hoped that Bermudians for Referendum was not the voice of the UBP which he said was not...
DATE: Sep 23, 2005
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The row over the Bermuda Independence Commission (BIC) report rumbled on yesterday, with Premier Alex Scott accusing opposition leader Grant Gibbons of misleading the media and public.
The Premier expressed a desire to ?set the record straight? regar...
DATE: Sep 23, 2005
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Parliamentarians ought to prepare themselves to debate the details of Independence referendum legislation during the coming session the Opposition leader declared yesterday, as he demanded Government set a date early next year for a test on Bermudian...
DATE: Sep 22, 2005
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What started off as the official hand-over of the Bermudians for Referendum petition yesterday turned into a full-blown debate on the steps of Cabinet when the Premier said ?folks signed it and didn?t even know what they were signing?.
A group of abo...
DATE: Sep 21, 2005
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Bermuda is in danger of becoming a Third World nation unless it starts making plans to safeguard its future, former Premier Sir John Swan warned Rotarians yesterday.
After giving a robust speech that was ?not as billed? yesterday Sir John also mentio...
DATE: Sep 21, 2005
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Premier Alex Scott yesterday told members of the Bermudians for Referendum and the press that the United Bermuda Party "chose not to participate" in the Bermuda Independence Commission (BIC) Report.
The Premier handed a copy of the BIC report to the ...
DATE: Sep 21, 2005
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The Bermuda Independence Commission has failed to include a submission made to them on the topic of Independnce by the United Bermuda Party in their final report.
The PLP submission to the BIC is found at Annex 7 of the report. The former UBP Governm...
DATE: Sep 19, 2005
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