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Bermudians who now take up their British passports owe a debt of gratitude to the "Magnificent Seven" United Bermuda Party rebels who stood up against moves towards independence, one of the group claimed yesterday.
Maverick UBP MP Trevor Moniz said i...
DATE: Mar 04, 2002
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The bill granting Bermudians the right to live and work in Britain and hold UK passports was finally passed yesterday.
The House of Lords yesterday gave the British Overseas Territories Bill its third and final reading after a debate lasting just ni...
DATE: Feb 27, 2002
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Former United Bermuda Party (UBP) senator Wendell Hollis has come out in support of his old party colleague Trevor Moniz.
Mr. Hollis, a lawyer, quit the party in 1994, in protest of Sir John Swan's Independence initiative. He later acted as legal adv...
DATE: Feb 18, 2002
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Former Bermuda Governor Lord Waddington has told the British Press he fears Bermuda will opt for independence without having a referendum.
Lord Waddington, who was at the helm during Sir John Swan's bid to break with British rule, told the Daily Tele...
DATE: Feb 12, 2002
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Bermuda got a new senator - lawyer Victoria Pearman - to replace Milton Scott who has resigned his Senate seat.
And as Ms Pearman expressed confidence that she would find the time to adequately discharge her public and private duties, her predecessor...
DATE: Feb 08, 2002
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The United Bermuda Party's (UBP) Smith's South branch chairman David Tavares has resigned the position to serve his party in 'other ways'.
And the branch may soon have to decide between him and Trevor Moniz as their adopted candidate.
The Royal Gazet...
DATE: Feb 04, 2002
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Government is chewing over whether to grant an extra holiday as a mark of respect for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
The 50th anniversary of the Queen's reign is being marked with an extra day off in Britain on June 3, leading to calls for Bermuda to fo...
DATE: Jan 24, 2002
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In his first public comment on the “unfortunate” decision to oust him from the United Bermuda Party's (UBP) parliamentary group, Trevor Moniz vowed yesterday to stay the course as a representative of Smith's South.
“Clearly, I'm not happy about it,” ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2002
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Bermuda may be forced into independence from Great Britain by the new European Union (EU) currency, the euro.
A report in United Press International entitled "Euro enthusiasm marred by tax worries" highlighted the impact of the euro in the EU, Britai...
DATE: Jan 07, 2002
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Becoming an associate member of Caricom may not be necessary and should be fully discussed says Opposition Leader and Shadow Finance Minister Dr. Grant Gibbons.
Speaking with The Royal Gazette, Dr. Gibbons said: "At this point one of the challenges t...
DATE: Jan 02, 2002
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