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Bermuda will see a shift in the balance of the Independence debate in 1995, Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan predicted this week.
Until now, "the antis have been able to express their views, because they're against it,'' Sir John told The Royal Gazette...
DATE: Dec 31, 1994
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of major decisions for Bermuda. There is little indication as 1994 ends that we can expect anything other than a year of care and concern to make the correct decisions as Bermuda approaches the millennium.
The most difficult and most controversial de...
DATE: Dec 31, 1994
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That was how Government Sen. Lawrence Scott described the United Bermuda Party's internal fight over Independence which dominated much of 1994.
And in many ways, the term is descriptive of Bermudian politics generally this year.
The brawl in the UBP ...
DATE: Dec 31, 1994
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well to reflect on a troubled 1994.
It seems to us that the year following a very close General Election was likely to be a time of conflict between the two major political parties.
Political conflict generally leads to an unsettled atmosphere in thi...
DATE: Dec 29, 1994
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saying that there are too many economic issues facing the country that need the attention of the Government and the people of Bermuda.
And she has also said it makes no economic sense for Bermuda's financial institutions to avoid getting involved in ...
DATE: Dec 28, 1994
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David Fox, Business Editor
The British Cabinet Minister responsible for Bermuda is planning a visit to the Island in the run-up to next summer's Independence referendum.
Mr. Tony Baldry, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, told a recent...
DATE: Dec 07, 1994
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Conference held in Malta and Cyprus, the talk turned to Independence. The basic reaction to Bermuda going independent was puzzled disbelief. One very senior English journalist, who is very familiar with Bermuda, asked, "You're so successful now, why ...
DATE: Dec 07, 1994
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Britain will give Bermuda no further powers while it remains a dependent territory, Home Affairs Minister the Hon. Irving Pearman said last night.
Short of Bermuda going Independent, the United Kingdom felt there was "nothing else to give'' in terms ...
DATE: Dec 02, 1994
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Lawyer Mr. Julian Hall this morning begins a last-ditch fight to prevent Police using documents seized from his office for a drug trafficking investigation.
Mr. Hall will try to secure Court of Appeal approval to have his case heard before the Privy ...
DATE: Nov 30, 1994
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The Independence issue can help the United Bermuda Party win re-election, says the party's American pollster.
Dr. Douglas Schoen, a partner in Penn & Schoen and the UBP's pollster for the last 16 years, said 85 to 90 percent of Bermudians want more i...
DATE: Nov 28, 1994
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