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Tributes to the late Walton Brown included heartfelt reflections from friends and schoolmates. Michelle Simmons, an independent senator, recalled teaching Mr Brown chemistry at the Berkeley Institute. “Walton struck me as a highly intelligent young m...

Walton Brown was remembered by his colleagues and opponents yesterday as a champion for justice who fought peacefully for the underdog. MPs and senators made a string of tributes to the Progressive Labour Party MP at a joint sitting of the legislatur...

Walton Brown would have been the “guiding hand” and “stabilising force” to help lead Bermuda to independence if he had not died, according to former premier Alex Scott. Mr Scott told The Royal Gazette that Mr Brown, who was chairman of the Committee ...

Walton Brown Jr, a government backbencher, former minister and longstanding member of the Progressive Labour Party, has died at the age of 59. An activist, political observer and staunch advocate for Bermudian independence, Mr Brown, who represented ...

“There is no economic or political reason why Bermuda should not be independent today. There is no logical reason why we are not independent. We have not seen it because we have not seen the type of leadership to take us to independence.” — Walton Br...

Bermudians were called on to “dare to invent the future” at a packed forum last night on national independence. The call came from panellist Ryan Perinchief, who brought the audience to its feet at the Bermuda Industrial Union’s EF Gordon Hall. Mr Pe...

A former premier who appointed the Bermuda Independence Commission in 2005 has asked young people to turn out for tomorrow night’s special forum on the topic. Alex Scott, who served as premier from 2003 to 2006, said: “The political times here and in...

Visitors to St George’s can meet characters from Bermuda’s 1775 Gunpowder Plot over the next few weeks. Several dozen men broke into an unguarded ammunition magazine above Tobacco Bay, St George’s, on August 14, 1775 and stole more than 100 casks of ...

A grassroots movement could spark the Cabinet to take the lead on independence if island-wide talks reveal enough support for the cause, political sources have claimed. It was believed that interest in a formal break from Britain had grown in recent ...

A charter of rights for seniors is a “landmark achievement” for Bermuda, the Premier said yesterday. David Burt said: “Three overachieving themes drive the charter we have signed today — dignity, rights and responsibilities. “As a society, we should...