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Tourists, unlike exempt companies, do not care whether or not a country is independent or not, Government Senate leader the Hon.Gerald Simons (UBP) said on Wednesday.
International businesses were particularly concerned that the Privy Council remaine...
DATE: Mar 24, 1995
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on the Green Paper on Independence will have been struck by one overwhelming fact. The general standard of debate has been "poorer than poor''.
With a few exceptions like the Hon. Jerome Dill, the Hon. Pamela Gordon and Mr. David Dodwell, who were cl...
DATE: Mar 24, 1995
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Conclusion of debate on Green Paper Shadow Works Minister Mr. Walter Roberts praised the Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan on Wednesday for making one of his "better speeches''.
For once Sir John was not attacking the Progressive Labour Party, he said....
DATE: Mar 24, 1995
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Government senator said during the first day of the Upper House debate on the Green Paper.
Government Senate leader the Hon. Gerald Simons said there were several recurring questions that arose about Independence.
Bermudians wanted to know whether th...
DATE: Mar 23, 1995
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Minister of Youth, Sport and Recreation the Hon. Pamela Gordon yesterday said many United Bermuda Party MPs had voiced concerns about the impact of Independence on international business.
They were worried about businesses packing their bags and runn...
DATE: Mar 23, 1995
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certain last night, as a Government MP said he would remain in hospital all this week after a car accident.
Through a hospital spokesman, Deputy Speaker Mr. Tim Smith told The Royal Gazette that after discussing the situation with his doctor, "he doe...
DATE: Mar 23, 1995
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Island's MPs to pass the Independence Referendum Act and get on with the vote.
Mr. John Campbell, the senior partner at Appleby, Spurling & Kempe, and the Hon. Charles Collis, the senior partner with Conyers, Dill & Pearman, said the current uncertai...
DATE: Mar 23, 1995
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"If you sell fear, you are going to buy fear'' -- Miss Gordon attacking party colleagues for claiming Independence would lead to a flight of money from the Country.
"We will give Stanley Lowe a Union Jack'' -- Shadow Youth and Sport Minister Dr. Ewar...
DATE: Mar 23, 1995
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like uncertainty, is today confused, angry and jittery.
Many people began to lose confidence when Independence was raised by Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan in the wake of a United Bermuda Party "blueprint for the future'' and a very close General Ele...
DATE: Mar 23, 1995
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the Green Paper appeared to lean towards Independence.
The committee which produced the paper did not explore the "status quo'', he said. This was because it was accepted Bermuda currently enjoyed a "sensible arrangement''.
Instead, the committee -- ...
DATE: Mar 22, 1995
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