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Continued from Saturday's paper Human Affairs Minister The Hon. Jerome Dill said: "It is time to put aside party political barriers. We are poised on the brink of a truly historical event. We have the opportunity to be mature and bring this discussi...
DATE: Jun 12, 1995
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Hon. Sir John Swan said yesterday in a wide ranging speech on the second day devoted to discussion of the Government's position papers.
"One cannot begin to develop arguments about the shape the Constitution may take without looking at Bermuda's hist...
DATE: Jun 10, 1995
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on Independence.
As expected, Government and Opposition MPs clashed over electoral reform and constituency boundaries, limiting the number of MPs in the House from 40 to 30 and the ability of Bermudian women who had children overseas out of wedlock t...
DATE: Jun 10, 1995
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It is a question of how we keep our sense of purpose going so our young people feel they want to be a part of it.'' -- Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan "...Am I on Candid Camera? Is the Opposition serious? Is that a serious criticism of this the most ...
DATE: Jun 10, 1995
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According to the Caymanian Compass, the Independence issue in Bermuda and the move by the Government of Bermuda to have a referendum on whether or not Bermuda should go independent, may be giving a boost to Cayman's financial industry. "Although no o...
DATE: Jun 09, 1995
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received approval from both sides of the Upper House.
Government Senate leader the Hon. Gerald Simons said the paper grew out of a decision to lower the voting age to 18 some years ago.
Once that decision was made and the necessary legislation was pa...
DATE: Jun 09, 1995
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the Island, The Royal Gazette has learned.
But yesterday he firmly scotched rumours he was here advising Sir John on how to handle his Independence initiative.
"Essentially I am a tourist. I didn't even know about the Independence referendum,'' he sa...
DATE: Jun 09, 1995
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Costs, corruption and citizenship were uppermost in the minds of more the than 70 people who attended the first of Government's three planned town meetings on the question of Independence and the August 15 referendum.
Despite a slow start, the meetin...
DATE: Jun 08, 1995
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calling for a boycott of the Independence referendum, its chairman said yesterday.
"We'll make our position clear just before the referendum,'' Mr. Walton Brown said.
Between now and August 15, Mr. Brown said he wanted to see if Government would anno...
DATE: Jun 07, 1995
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referendum, some Bermudians now have great concern over being able to vote.
The referendum has been scheduled for the most difficult and disruptive time during the major holiday month. Since no care seems to have been given to the fact that many peop...
DATE: Jun 07, 1995
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