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Bermuda Party tearing itself apart over an issue which was unnecessary because it was not on the public's agenda. Repeatedly Bermudians of all political persuasions ask why this Independence row is happening at a time when Bermuda has a slate full of...
DATE: May 10, 1994
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Independence, a Government backbencher said yesterday.
By passing a motion from Opposition Leader Mr. Frederick Wade that rejected Government's call for a Commission of Inquiry, the House on Friday also killed the Independence referendum, claimed the...
DATE: May 10, 1994
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A top United Bermuda Party backbencher has disagreed with a statement by the Finance Minister that it was doubtful Independence talk was hurting Bermuda's attractiveness as a place for international business.
The Hon. Ann Cartwright DeCouto said many...
DATE: May 09, 1994
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rebellion spelled defeat for a new Independence referendum bill.
But moments after two MPs defied the Whip on a key vote while two others were nowhere to be seen, Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan sought to push the referendum plan through another way.
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DATE: May 07, 1994
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very confused approach by the Government. It demonstrates a very confused Government.'' -- Opposition Leader Mr. Frederick Wade on the new Independence Referendum Act.
*** "You're in a snarl-up. We are rushing the clock for the Premier's idea of som...
DATE: May 07, 1994
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An Opposition motion rejecting Government's call for a Commission of Inquiry passed without objection in an extraordinary day in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The debate saw Tourism Minister the Hon. C.V. (Jim) Woolridge lambaste his Government's ...
DATE: May 07, 1994
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Independence referendum bill and replace it with another.
Mr. John Gilbert, the former clerk of the House, said two similar bills could not be debated during the same session of the House.
Once a bill received second reading, as the Independence Refe...
DATE: May 06, 1994
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Arnold Francis QC declared at a forum last night.
He found it "incredible'' to hear people saying the Island was not ready to cut ties with Great Britain when there were only two to three items it handled for Bermuda.
Independence would require "a si...
DATE: May 06, 1994
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Government will withdraw the Independence Referendum Act 1994 on Friday and introduce a new bill, The Royal Gazette has learned.
Sources said the new bill, which will not be debated on Friday because it will only receive the first reading, would make...
DATE: May 05, 1994
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debated on Friday, United Bermuda Party MPs have dropped plans for a Commission of Inquiry on Independence, a source said yesterday.
A Commission of Inquiry -- which has the power to subpoena witnesses and compel testimony under oath -- would be repl...
DATE: May 04, 1994
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