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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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Progressive Labour Party Senator Walton Brown says he will use his new position as 'Bermuda Speaks' host to "get people talking".
Sen. Brown has stepped in as full-time presenter of the Sunday evening show after fellow party Senator David Burch broug...
DATE: Oct 08, 2008
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BUSINESSMAN Harold Darrell has vowed to continue his human rights battle against the Bank of Bermuda ¿ despite having his case thrown out by a Supreme Court judge earlier this week.
And he has received further support in his quest for justice by a fo...
DATE: Oct 03, 2008
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Opposition to Independence has grown from half to two-thirds in the past decade, according to a survey.
Sixty-seven percent of people said they were against breaking ties with the UK in this summer's poll by Total Research Associates, compared with 5...
DATE: Sep 11, 2008
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