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An invitation to attend last week's decolonisation conference in Anguilla was declined because it came too late and Premier Jennifer Smith was already committed to attending Bermuda Day events, according to Ms Smith's aide David Burch.
But the decisi...
DATE: Jun 02, 2003
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Independence makes good economic sense for Bermuda, political scientist and Independence advocate Walton Brown told a gathering on decolonisation last week.
"Independence is certainly no panacea but from a purely economic vantage point it will lend t...
DATE: May 30, 2003
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Bermuda's presence on the list of the world's few remaining colonies has been labelled an "anachronism" by a top Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official.
"Bermuda is as close to independence as she could be without taking that final step," sai...
DATE: May 29, 2003
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Britain has no hidden agenda on Independence for its colonies, a UK government official said in Anguilla this week.
The assurance was given to more than 60 delegates at the annual summit meeting of the United Nations' Special Committee on Decolonisat...
DATE: May 22, 2003
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Since the advent of full party politics in 1968, voters have only once elected an Independent candidate to the House of Assembly.
That was largely because the Westminster system and the dynamics of party politics minimised their chances of success, e...
DATE: May 16, 2003
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Independence may not be on the ruling party's election platform this year, but Government is already engaged in preparing Bermudians for full nationhood.
No one on the inside would confirm anything that may or may not be on the party's election manif...
DATE: May 08, 2003
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Murder victim Shaundae Winston Jones prepared himself for death after receiving a number of threats on his life in recent months.
His mother Marsha said since he was gunned down in Dockyard last Sunday, a number of his friends had come to her with me...
DATE: May 01, 2003
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Bermuda's movement to independence is firmly on the agenda, judging from sentiments expressed at Thursday's Black Agenda 2003 forum and a reassurance from Transport Minister Ewart Brown that his Government was still pro-independence.
"Independence is...
DATE: Apr 05, 2003
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Britain has no plans to examine arrangements for its overseas territories to be directly represented in that country's parliament, a junior minister told the House of Commons this week.
Sally Keeble, the Under-secretary of State for International Dev...
DATE: Mar 29, 2003
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Bermuda needs to be saved from the anarchist, backbencher Dale Butler said yesterday in a speech laced with criticism at the leadership of his party.
But he also offered a number of ideas on involving a broader section of Bermudians in decision-makin...
DATE: Mar 12, 2003
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