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Independence advocate and political analyst Walton Brown yesterday welcomed the Bermuda Independence Commission Report, saying it would help to spark an informed debate on the issue.
Now, he said, the Government must let the public know what it inten...
DATE: Sep 17, 2005
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The Bermuda Independence Commission?s claim that it could find no instance in which a country determined its position on Independence by way of a referendum missed a country that should have been close to the hearts of its members ? Bermuda in 1995.
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DATE: Sep 17, 2005
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The Bermuda Independence Commission tried to be not only a commission on Independence, but also an independent commission, its chairman said yesterday.
And Bishop Vernon Lamb said he hoped the BIC?s report released yesterday would ?serve as a light t...
DATE: Sep 16, 2005
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The facts are in, the recommendations are made, and the Bermuda Independence Commission Report is available to the public ? all 600 pages of it.
Bermuda can afford the costs associated with Independence, the report declares, offering an annual cost r...
DATE: Sep 16, 2005
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The Bermuda Independence Commission makes the following recommendations:
1. Many individuals indicated that they could not vote for Independence unless they knew beforehand the details of the type of Government and constitution for which they would b...
DATE: Sep 16, 2005
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Cost estimates are based on Government 2005 salary rates and other 2005 costs using assumptions that the Commission believes are reasonable. Costs would likely increase annually to reflect inflation. Initial and capital costs are one-off start up cos...
DATE: Sep 16, 2005
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External affairs in an Independent Bermuda would cost between $3.3 million and $10 million a year depending on how much prominence the Island wanted on the world stage, according to the Bermuda Independence Commission report.
And the report revealed ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2005
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The Bermuda Regiment believes it would need to have 100 full-time soldiers at an annual cost of $4 million to meet its obligations in an independent Bermuda, the Bermuda Independence Commission report revealed.
The Report released to the public yeste...
DATE: Sep 16, 2005
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A 68-year-old Hamilton grandmother depends on the charity of others to pay her bills every month.
She?s one of Bermuda?s 7,000 pensioners, half of whom receive just $767.43 a month as a basic contributory pension.
The fact she lives in a Bermuda Hous...
DATE: Sep 15, 2005
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Premier Alex Scott yesterday put prayer above politics when it turned out plans to present a petition calling for a referendum on Independence conflicted with a National Day of Prayer event.
Bermudians for a Referendum were scheduled to submit their ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2005
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