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Sir John Swan has praised Premier Alex Scott's pro-Bermudian stance over the appointment of the Chief Justice.
He said Mr. Scott was right to favour naturalised Bermudian Norma Wade-Miller over Englishman Richard Ground.
And he said the row had shown...
DATE: Dec 29, 2003
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Government House has reminded Premier Alex Scott that Governors will continue to have a "key role" in judicial appointments.
The day after the Premier accused Britain of reverting to a "colonial model which we thought had been relegated to history" w...
DATE: Dec 27, 2003
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The way Britain selected the new Chief Justice was a return to "a colonial model which we thought had been relegated to history", Premier Alex Scott said yesterday.
He questioned whether the appointment of Englishman Richard Ground over naturalised B...
DATE: Dec 24, 2003
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The public row with Britain over the appointment of a non-Bermudian Chief Justice has not pushed Independence on to Government's immediate agenda, Premier Alex Scott said last night.
A special Cabinet meeting will be held this morning, after which th...
DATE: Dec 23, 2003
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Britain's determination to appoint its candidate for the Chief Justice's post could spark a headlong rush for independence agreed both parties yesterday.
United Bermuda Party Shadow Attorney General Trevor Moniz accused the Premier of whipping up pol...
DATE: Dec 19, 2003
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Bermuda is unhappy about Britain?s insistence that Governors take a more ?robust? role in the internal affairs of overseas territories, Premier Alex Scott said yesterday.
At last week?s Overseas Territories Consultative Council meeting in London, Bri...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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Should St. David's become the Island's tenth parish?
Ask St. David's Islander and new MP Suzann Roberts Holshouser and the answer is a resounding yes. Not surprising. She was voted into Parliament as the United Bermuda Party's MP for St. David's in J...
DATE: Dec 12, 2003
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Britain will continue to be involved in any constitutional change in its colonies, Overseas Territories Minister Bill Rammell has reminded country leaders.
In a letter to Osbourne Fleming, the Chief Minister of Anguilla, Mr. Rammell said the UK would...
DATE: Dec 04, 2003
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Premier Alex Scott has accused Government House of being "provocative" over public comments on Bermuda-UK relations.
Mr. Scott admitted to being surprised to see Governor Sir John Vereker's comments earlier this week, in which he called for "careful ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2003
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A former tennis pro involved in a car crash had his leg amputated as a result of alleged negligence by staff at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
And now, two years after the incident, Eldridge Smith, 75, has yet to receive compensation because Poli...
DATE: Nov 18, 2003
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