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to vote in the referendum on Independence? No matter what the PLP says, this amounts to asking people not to exercise their democratic right. This request hinders the ultimate democratic process, a clear-cut open vote, vote for vote, on a single maj...
DATE: Apr 07, 1995
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in Jamaica "If we vote yes, it is not something we will be able to reverse. And if we vote no, we may have to put the issue on the back burner for a significant period of time.'' -- Sen. Lynda Miligan-Whyte (UBP) "To say that the Government doesn't...
DATE: Apr 06, 1995
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Senate passed the Independence Referendum Act 1995 to provide for the vote.
The bill, which scraped through the House of Assembly last month, passed unanimously, although Opposition MPs had earlier spoken against it.
Kicking off the debate, Governmen...
DATE: Apr 06, 1995
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effectively prepare it for the challenges of the future, the Premier said last night in his first speech on the subject outside of the House of Assembly.
And the Hon. Sir John Swan, relishing the fact that the 1995 Independence Referendum Act had bee...
DATE: Apr 06, 1995
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After a marathon Senate debate yesterday, the controversial Independence referendum bill crossed the final legislative hurdle.
It went through unopposed -- even though Opposition senators had earlier argued against it.
Now it is up to Premier the Hon...
DATE: Apr 06, 1995
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Government's Independence referendum plans at a news conference today.
Opposition Leader Mr. Frederick Wade is to set out how he will encourage his supporters to respond to a referendum on Independence expected in July.
The Independence Referendum Ac...
DATE: Apr 06, 1995
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embarrassing to the Country. If we cannot debate Independence in a way which respects people's varying opinions then clearly we are not mature enough to debate Independence at all. If people, pro or con Independence, are going to be denigrated in pub...
DATE: Apr 06, 1995
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Labour Party's official position today on the impending Independence referendum.
Last night, several Opposition MPs who were contacted by The Royal Gazette refused to steal any of the party leader's thunder, declining to comment on the outcome of a M...
DATE: Apr 05, 1995
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and accused Bank of Bermuda chairman Mr. Eldon Trimingham of "having no faith in Bermudians''.
Responding to Mr. Trimingham's comments in yesterday's Royal Gazette , Sir John swept aside the bank chairman's assertion that corruption and gross mismana...
DATE: Apr 05, 1995
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their way and therefore unable to "keep their cool'' but high emotion will not assist the debate. And Bermuda will have a debate, like it or not, simply because the division of opinion is great.
We have seen the Premier threaten the obvious UBP suppo...
DATE: Apr 05, 1995
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