Croatia is the latest must-visit for European holiday-makers. But behind the friendly face of the new Croatia lie rivalries and dark secrets which will not go away, writes
The Balkan wars of the 1990s are long over. These days, it's not Serbian armie...
Premier Alex Scott's latest Independence initiative ? discussing the idea in London of holding a General Election and a Referendum on Independence at the same time ? seems likely to stir up a hornet's nest from both sides of the political aisle.
The ...
Independence for Bermuda could be decided by a combination of an election and a referendum.
Such a ?unique solution? would not be ruled out as a way forward for Bermuda to decide its future, according to UK Foreign Office minister Lord David Triesman...
DATE: Oct 20, 2005 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
One wouldn't expect that an island with a long and proud sailing tradition such as ours would be drifting rudderless into the doldrums. Yet that's exactly what's happening in the New Bermuda.
The PLP Government, devoid of ideas and internally divided...
Disaster preparations, the high cost of flying to Bermuda, and the ongoing success of the Island?s soccer star son Shaun Goater were talking points during the first two engagements for Premier Alex Scott on an official visit to London this week.
The ...
DATE: Oct 18, 2005 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Bermudians have experienced some six months of intensive discussion of independence led by the Bermuda Independence Commission (BIC) under the skilful direction of Bishop Vernon Lambe. The numerous debates, newspaper articles, forums and pleas for a ...
October 8, 2005
Dear Sir,
I wish to respond to Mr. Starling?s recent remarks about systems of government.
I believe his letter stated ?a cooperative, democratic, ecological and egalitarian social order is not only possible, it is an absolute necessit...
US immigration woes
September 2, 2005
Dear Sir,
As a Bermudian travelling on the inaugural flight out of Bermuda on Flight 161 on USA3000 on August 31, 2005 at 7:10 p.m., I, my friend and a two-year-old were overwhelmed by the service we received at ...
US immigration woesSeptember 2, 2005Dear Sir,As a Bermudian travelling on the inaugural flight out of Bermuda on Flight 161 on USA3000 on August 31, 2005 at 7:10 p.m., I, my friend and a two-year-old were overwhelmed by the service we received at the...
SOME civil servants were reportedly given two days to come up with a summary of what Independence would mean for their department.
A Civil Service source, who asked not to be named, told the Mid-Ocean News that the request from their Ministerial boss...
DATE: Oct 14, 2005 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
