The Opposition United Bermuda Party (UBP) has “no objection” to the Premier's call for a national discussion on Independence.
But the party is concerned that such a discussion may distract from what it says are the country's “more immediate” issues.
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Assaults on inmates and prison officers have soared, according to statistics released in the Budget.
It revealed inmate on inmate violence had gone from 14 to 22 a year while assaults on officers had more than doubled to nine in 2003.
Prison Officers...
Shadow Home Affairs Minister attacked Government's handling of the Berkeley issue in Parliament on Friday night.
He said it had failed to give contractor Pro-Active adequate support.
"They have put at risk black contractors' reputations for two gener...
To His Honour the Speaker and Members of the Honourable House of Assembly:
Mr. Speaker,
I am pleased to present to this Honourable House the United Bermuda Party reply to the 2004/2005 Budget Statement.
The Consequences of
PLP Government Failure
We?v...
Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons yesterday derided Government?s claim to have crafted a ?social agenda? Budget, saying that it was not supported by the numbers.
And the Premier?s stated focus on ?the social agenda? was tantamount to an admission of fa...
Law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has donated a new wheelchair to Lefroy House as part of a staff initiative to help the community called the Benevolent Scheme.
It is the third Benevolent Scheme donation this year, with earlier gifts made to Bermuda Ne...
The Adult Education School has appealed for $100,000 to keep it open.
AES director Julia Beach, says Government spends about $16,000 on each student, some of that funding should go to the school with the students.
AES now gets about $145,000 from Gov...
There is a charity for virtually every aspect of Bermudian life, from education to the arts, to nature, to sports to child welfare to seniors.
Unfortunately there are not enough volunteers to help those charities to adequately serve those in need.
Ac...
DATE: Feb 27, 2004 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
The former chairman of the CedarBridge Academy Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) this week called on the community and the Government to provide support to alternative education systems, like the Adult Education School.
But he also called on ...
An owner of one of ?them?
February 24, 2004
Dear Sir,
After reading today?s headline, I am once again most concerned and frightened that dogs are being put down simply because they are from an illegal litter and may have some Pit Bull in them. To thi...
