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Mr. Speaker, Honourable members will no doubt be aware that the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the UK Parliament this week that the UK Treasury is to cause the conduct of a review into the operations of those Crown Dependancies and Overseas...
DATE: Nov 28, 2008
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Mr. Speaker, Honourable members of the House of Assembly,
It is a privilege to deliver my second Reply to the Speech from the Throne on behalf of the United Bermuda Party.
Bermuda is facing challenging times and we as Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition w...
DATE: Nov 15, 2008
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United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan called on Government to axe frivolous spending and spread the wealth to those in need as the downturn begins to bite.
In his official reply to Government's Throne Speech he said the Progressive Labour Party had ig...
DATE: Nov 15, 2008
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Premier Ewart Brown said Bermuda would one day become Independent — and hinted it may not necessarily be through choice.
Speaking to Bermuda College students on Monday, the Premier likened the Island's dependence on the UK to young people living at h...
DATE: Nov 12, 2008
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A shake-up at the top is coming next year – with the positions of Auditor General, Commander of the Regiment, Chief Justice and possibly Commissioner of Police all up for renewal.
The issue of who gets appointed to the high-profile positions is likel...
DATE: Nov 08, 2008
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Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of the Progressive Labour Party's historic first election victory. Here senior parliamentarian Alex Scott, who worked as campaign manager, MP and finally Premier recalls how the PLP moved from the electoral wilderne...
DATE: Nov 06, 2008
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Government has confirmed there are no plans to hold a referendum on Independence in the near future.
The Premier's press secretary Glenn Jones said yesterday: "There is no date established for any referendum at the moment."
On Saturday, Premier Ewart...
DATE: Oct 29, 2008
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A lobby group has described the Premier's delay on a referendum on Independence as "insulting" to the general public.
Michael G. Marsh, organiser of Bermudians for Referendum, said Government should hold a poll in the next six months, rather than "ig...
DATE: Oct 28, 2008
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A referendum on Independence would fail if it went to the polls today, Premier Ewart Brown told students at a UK dinner Saturday night.
However he maintained that Government remains committed to the issue, insisting it was an inevitable part of the I...
DATE: Oct 27, 2008
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Premier Ewart Brown has pledged to push for national hero Dame Lois Browne-Evans' "Independence dream".
Speaking in front of thousands of people gathered to celebrate Dame Lois' life at the National Stadium on Sunday, the Premier repeated his desire ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2008
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