External affairs in an Independent Bermuda would cost between $3.3 million and $10 million a year depending on how much prominence the Island wanted on the world stage, according to the Bermuda Independence Commission report.
And the report revealed ...
The Bermuda Regiment believes it would need to have 100 full-time soldiers at an annual cost of $4 million to meet its obligations in an independent Bermuda, the Bermuda Independence Commission report revealed.
The Report released to the public yeste...
A 68-year-old Hamilton grandmother depends on the charity of others to pay her bills every month.
She?s one of Bermuda?s 7,000 pensioners, half of whom receive just $767.43 a month as a basic contributory pension.
The fact she lives in a Bermuda Hous...
Premier Alex Scott yesterday put prayer above politics when it turned out plans to present a petition calling for a referendum on Independence conflicted with a National Day of Prayer event.
Bermudians for a Referendum were scheduled to submit their ...
Bermuda?s international insurance companies would not leave an Independent Bermuda provided the economy and the Island?s regulatory and legal systems remained stable, two top insurers told the Bermuda Independence Commission.
But XL Capital chief exe...
Shadow Minister of Tourism Kim Swan is questioning Tourism Minister Ewart Brown?s actions in what he terms the ?emasculation? of the Visitor Industry Partnership.
Sen. Swan said while he applauded Dr. Brown?s efforts to reinforce the importance of to...
Top fireman clarifies story
August 26, 2005
Dear Sir,
I would like to draw your attention to the Monday, August 8, 2005 edition of and a story written by Stuart Roberts entitled ?Research key for firefighters?. On Friday, August 5, 2005 Mr. Roberts ...
Independence report to be released Thursday
The highly-anticipated report of the Bermuda Independence Commission will be released to the public this week.
Almost a year in the making, BIC Chairman Bishop Vernon Lambe described the report as ?all-enco...
Do the right thing
August 31, 2005
Dear Sir,
In an attempt to turn a negative into a positive, will the person removing the giant Ethiopian/Lion of Judah standard (flag) that was flying above my concession stand opposite the entrance to Horseshoe Bay...
August 28, 2005
Dear Sir,
I am not an economist. Thus my comments could be made by the most casual observer of the most obvious.
Laissez faire or unrestrained capitalism is the survival of the (economically) fittest. History has taught us that human ...
