To His Honour the Speaker and Members of the Honourable House of Assembly
Mr. Speaker,
It is my privilege and honour to present the Country's National Budget for 2005/06 - a Budget that will indelibly mark the record of our tenure as the Government ...
February 16, 2005
I enjoyed our meeting here on January 18, and I appreciated the clear picture you and Phil Perinchief were able to draw of the way in which you propose to lead the Bermuda Independence Commission in its important task. Let me take t...
I ALWAYS enjoy John Barritt's although given what is occurring in Bermuda's Parliament these days he should consider retitling his column . In my judgment, Barritt should be leading the United Bermuda Party. He has the political street smarts, streng...
DATE: Feb 18, 2005 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
LADIES and gentlemen, and Mr. Editor too, today in the House on the Hill we reconvene for the annual Budget Ballet, an event not on the Bermuda Festival Calendar but on the Parliamentary Calendar, which features by way of an opening act, a grand pas ...
Exchanging facts
February 12, 2005
Dear Sir,
Please allow me to address a lack of truth and a lack of economics as contained in a recent letter from ?Born Bermudian?. In this letter Born Bermudian states that Caribbean countries hold their citizens h...
Cabinet is ?gratified? that Foreign Office junior minister Bill Rammell has left the door open for Bermuda to pursue Independence via a General Election, Premier Alex Scott said last night.
In a written statement, Mr. Scott also said the Rammell stat...
When a week begins with Valentine?s Day and ends with the seventh annual PLP Government Budget day, you just know it?s going to be a good one.
It?s here again already: this Friday, MPs will return to the House to begin the biggest debate of the year,...
Campaigners for a referendum on Independence have taken heart from the UK?s announcement that it believes a referendum is the best way to decide on sovereignty.
But Premier Alex Scott and the Progressive Labour Party Government will not have given up...
February 12, 2005
Dear Sir,
It was no surprise to read about David Burch's attitude toward Independence. So, Col. Burch, any opposition to independence is "bordering on racist"? What a great way to encourage a national discussion!
It is in fact you w...
If you're going to pull the pin and roll out a grenade, the correct etiquette is to at least shout "Fire in the hole".
Instead, the PLP Government whispered "Policy Statement and Notes for the Acquisition of Residential Property by Non-Bermudians", h...
