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In its tardily submitted paper to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office the One Bermuda Alliance articulated its strategy for deciding the independence question. Central to their submission is:
(1) The modality any decision on Independence should t...
DATE: Jan 18, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
January 9, 2012
Dear Sir,
Why I believe that Bermuda can never become Independent:
Firstly, Bermuda has never been a British colony. It has never been a colony in the usual sense of the word, in that when the British rediscovered Bermuda, history tea...
DATE: Jan 11, 2012
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Letters to the Editor
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December 30, 2011
Dear Sir,
I am abashed to say that I did not know how to respond to comments on your internet. So I am responding in a way that I do know. I would like to comment primarily for those of my supporters who may be puzzled because they...
DATE: Jan 03, 2012
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Letters to the Editor
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December 13, 2011
Dear Sir,
For some time, people who support Independence have said that it would mature us as a people and unite us. Whether a change in a legal condition would change our sense of ourselves is hopeful at best and irresponsible at w...
DATE: Dec 22, 2011
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Letters to the Editor
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Americans’ cherished holiday of Thanksgiving is almost four centuries old. It began in 1621 after European immigrants, having arrived the year before in what they called “the New World” in their search for religious freedom, gathered together with th...
DATE: Nov 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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November 8, 2011
Dear Sir,
In reading the Throne Speech, it seemed to me that many of the phrases used were a copycat of what I have heard on the US news media in relation to American politics, i.e. — stimulus — getting people back to work — emergin...
DATE: Nov 14, 2011
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Letters to the Editor
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Happy Remembrance Day weekend Bermuda! It is right and a good thing to honour every person who has served in wars throughout the history of mankind as well as those who have lost their lives fighting wars. Bermuda has its own extensive list of war ve...
DATE: Nov 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
This is the full text of the Speech from the Throne delivered by Governor Sir Richard Gozney yesterday.
Madam President and Members of the Senate,
Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly,
Bermuda today is facing historic challenges. The G...
DATE: Nov 05, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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Time to make a change
October 2, 2011
Dear Sir,
There was a time in our history that could have defined us as a people. That could have been the shining light, oh what a shining light, for the world to see. An example for the world to not only see Be...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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Letters to the Editor
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The visit of Britain’s Minister for Overseas Territories, Henry Bellingham, has given every appearance of success.
Mr Bellingham said all of the right things, citing the Island as a model for other Overseas Territories, and pledging to develop a tru...
DATE: Sep 28, 2011
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Editorials
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