A former Progressive Labour Party MP has dismissed speculation that the Government is pressing ahead with Independence.
Instead, Rolfe Commissiong insisted that David Burt, the Premier, had instigated a “cynical political marketing exercise” while “k...
First of all, I have never believed that the Premier – a man that an older relative of mine who was on the front line of Bermuda’s racial and civil rights battles once described as “coming across as a little weak to me Rolfe” - had any intention of ...
Britain’s refusal to allow Bermuda to liberalise its cannabis laws has been branded a “colonial-style intervention” in the UK’s most famous newspaper.
An article in The Times by lawyers Charles Kuhn and Gabriella Bligh claimed the decision by London...
Dear Sir,
When the subject of Independence for Bermuda was brought up by the Progressive Labour Party Government some 17 years ago, their independence-assessment report, called the Bermuda Independence Commission Report, was intended to “educate” the...
DATE: Dec 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Bermuda’s political parties conjure up images of two different cars. One has a stylish body and looks good, but is severely underpowered, while the other has a good working engine, but a terrible blocky shape and not enough style to make it appealing...
DATE: Dec 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
Perhaps bruised by previous efforts to bring about Independence for Bermuda, the Progressive Labour Party Government has taken a different approach with the release of the Corbin report.
But it seems unlikely that this effort will be any more succes...
DATE: Dec 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
Dear Sir,
This is a poem I wrote in May 1996 on Independence for Bermuda:
Independence — what does it mean?
Standing UP on your own two feet,
Being the driver in the driver's seat.
Being confident that you can surely make it,
Not listening to negati...
DATE: Dec 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Dear Sir,
In 1969, when Bermuda changed from pound sterling to Bermuda dollars, the exchange rate with the US dollar was on par, ie, one Bermuda dollar equalled one US dollar.
The exchange rate in Jamaica in 1969 was 1.20 Jamaican dollars for one US...
DATE: Dec 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Bermuda is too divided on racial and economic lines for the “unsettling” prospect of independence to be an option at this time, Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, has said.
The opposition leader said the island should concentrate on issue...
The Bermuda Monetary Authority was praised as a world-class financial authority by MPs in the House of Assembly on Friday.
The plaudits came after legislators passed a Bill to create a new class of innovative insurer through the Insurance Amendment A...
