Supporters and opponents of independence last night swapped accusations of scare tactics as the debate again centred on the issues of racial divisions and the cost of sovereignty.
One audience member at the meeting at Devonshire Rec said scare storie...
The United Nations Special Committee of 24 on Decolonisation has sent a Special Mission to Bermuda to gather "information on the situation in Bermuda first-hand and to assess the type of assistance the United Nations system could provide in the self-...
If Bermuda is going to go Independent the entire country must pull together, members of the Bermuda Independence Commission declared last night.
At the third BIC public meeting, held last night at the Somerset Cricket Club along with members of the U...
The attention of US regulators on Bermuda after probes into AIG's dealings with offshore reinsurers is something to watch closely, says one of the Island's leading businessman.
Chairman of the Association of Bermuda International Companies (ABIC) Dav...
Bermuda is uniquely prepared to move to independence the leader of the United Nations Decolonisation Committee said last night. And Julian Hunte, who is heading the Special Committee of 24 (or SC-24), told a public meeting that Bermuda should not und...
Disillusioned with BIC
March 24, 2005
Dear Sir,
I must add my voice to Peter Forster's letter copied to you and published in your March 23 edition.
First, the venues for the meetings scheduled from March 24 to the 31 are totally inappropriate if the ...
Support for Independence continued to fall as the UN Decolonisation Committee arrived on the Island this week.
Support slipped down to just 15.7 percent from 18.9 percent in January, March?s Research Innovations poll also showed that the proportion o...
Former Premier Sir John Swan declared his support for a referendum to decide the question of Independence yesterday ? and yes, he has signed the Bermudians for Referendum petition.
However Sir John would not provide his personal views on Independence...
March 22, 2005
Dear Sir,
I had to write a letter to the Editor hoping that parents would read it and act accordingly. The other day I witnessed a little girl no more than six years of age on Palmetto Road waiting to cross the street.
Unfortunately, t...
Independence will not solve the social ills facing the Bermudian community - including racism, the Bermuda Independence Commission declared on Thursday night.
Bermudians must find the solutions to these problems whether or not the Island goes Indepen...
