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Campaigning for a referendum as the best means for deciding how Bermuda should decide on whether it should move to Independence is premature, Premier Alex Scott said yesterday.
"I think editorial writers, the Opposition Leader and the Bermuda Sun edi...
DATE: Mar 09, 2004
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Government is open to hearing arguments for a referendum on Independence ? despite the Progressive Labour Party's long-held position that Independence should be brought through a General Election, said Premier Alex Scott on Friday.
Responding to crit...
DATE: Mar 08, 2004
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Almost three quarters of the people responding to an unscientific online poll are opposed to Independence.
The poll, which started last Monday and ended on Thursday at 5 p.m., asked "Should Bermuda go Independent?"
Of the 1,359 people who responded, ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2004
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Practical matters, like employment, the impact of Independence on the taxation system and costs, should drive the debate on whether Bermuda should move to full nationhood, according to Christopher (Kit) Astwood.
?It?s not an emotional issue. It?s to ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2004
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A national discussion on Independence should not begin until the country agrees on how Bermuda should go about changing the Constitution, insisted the Opposition United Bermuda Party (UBP) yesterday.
And UBP leader Grant Gibbons accused Premier Alex ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2004
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Rebellion and violence in the first black nation to claim independence is heartbreaking ? but the alternative was worse, according to Haitian Marc Mondesir, who arrived in Bermuda two weeks ago.
?Haiti was the first black nation to claim its independ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2004
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Government is rejecting the referendum as a means of determining the will of the people when it comes to constitutional change, but is committed to engaging the public in open and frank discussion.
According to the Government's submission on future c...
DATE: Mar 04, 2004
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Premier Alex Scott yesterday clarified his party's stance on the procedure to be used to make Bermuda an independent nation, saying that the PLP was willing to be guided by Bermudians.
And the word from Government House is that any move towards Indep...
DATE: Mar 03, 2004
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Britain must now urgently resolve the question of how Bermuda should go to Independence, says lawyer Warren Cabral.
Mr. Cabral, the secretary of the lobby group the Association for Due Process, was reacting to the ruling party's summary of its submis...
DATE: Mar 03, 2004
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The leader of the British Virgin Islands paid a visit to Bermuda yesterday to pick up tips on tourism and discuss future constitutional reforms.
Chief Minister Dr. Orlando Smith called in to visit Premier Alex Scott as a courtesy call on his way to N...
DATE: Mar 03, 2004
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