LTHOUGH not on the agenda of last week's press conference, Premier Alex Scott seized the opportunity to tell the island's media that 2006 "is going to see the beginning of discussions on Independence".
Flanked by a number of Ministers, Mr. Scott went...
It is only 14 years since Dr. Grant Gibbons first appeared on the political radar.
But within a few months of entering the world of politics he won acclaim for master-minding the United Bermuda Party's successful 1993 election campaign.
On his way to...
DATE: Jan 16, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Bermudians for Referendum (BFR) said Premier Alex Scott was out of line for suggesting an Independence referendum should be held alongside ? or after ? a General Election.
BFR member Michael Marsh added Premier Scott had ?not got the message? from mo...
A new unity of black and white Evangelicals and Catholics surfaced in a "Justice Sunday III" simulcast aired on Christian TV and radio networks prior to the Senate hearings on the confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito as a Supreme Court Justice.
Histori...
I READ Alvin Williams' articles with much interest and frequently agree with his opinions, although not all the time. I share his concern about racial issues in Bermuda and the need for harmony.
I married a brown-skinned Bermudian in England and cam...
June 26, 2006
I AM a member in good standing of the Bermudian medical profession. I am a member of the Bermuda Medical Society and the Bermuda Medical Association. And I am outraged that Drs. Butterfield and Gaugain chose to write to the Mid-Ocean Ne...
THE Cayman Islands has overtaken Bermuda?s once-commanding lead as the domicile of choice for off-shore captive insurance companies ? and now the small Caribbean nation is taking aim at the re/insurance market that has beaten a path to Bermuda?s door...
HE recent article in the which revealed the secret agreements between US President Nixon and UK Prime Minister Edward Heath that determined Bermuda's role in America's Cold War nuclear strategy made for very interesting reading.
The whole question of...
The first-ever ombudsman put in place to investigate complaints against the Government and Government services says she has not received as many as expected over the past few months.
Arlene Brock was appointed on August 1 2005, and in the period from...
Deal with the issuesJanuary 10, 2005
Dear Sir,As a young Bermudian mother I have no choice but to fly the anti-independence flag because I have only to look at my beautiful son to think of more pressing issues than national pride. It should come as n...