Britain has admitted to having no clear policy on whether its colonies should choose Independence through elections or a referendum, but has promised to come to a determination by Christmas, said Premier Alex Scott yesterday.
Mr. Scott, clarifying a...
IN his speech in London to the Overseas Territories Consultative Council, Premier Alex Scott contended that Bermuda's development has reached a critical point and that it would be tackled by a ten-year "Social Agenda" and some form of redistributive ...
SHOULD Bermuda be able to move to Independence from Britain without a referendum?
That was one of the subjects that came up during this week's Overseas Territories Consultative Council (OTCC) meeting in London attended by Premier Alex Scott.
And the ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2004 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
Keeping it clean
September 21, 2004
Dear Sir,
It is very comforting to know that the Broadcasting Commission is still active and protecting our sin-free Island from all of the social ills that exist in the outside world.
The members of this body are ...
BELDWIN and Velda Smith are an extraordinarily interesting couple. In the prime of their lives, full of energy, highly skilled in their respective professions, having travelled over most of the world, they now have the luxury of twiddling their thumb...
THE higher taxes or borrowing which may be the inevitable result of Bermuda's increasing Government spending are already very negative political and economic facts of life in the Caribbean Community, the regional bloc many Bermuda Government minister...
WHEN the Trade Development Board, forerunner to the modern Tourism Ministry, was first constituted in 1913 its mandate included the immediate editing and rewriting of almost 300-plus years of Bermuda's history.
The TDB was attempting to launch Bermud...
Bermuda Industrial Union president Derrick Burgess has often criticised the use of foreign experts by Government and the private sector, arguing that it is better to look for Bermudian solutions first.
To some degree, Mr. Burgess is right. Often, the...
Bermudians should seize the moment and take responsibility for their own destiny, American civil rights activist Al Sharpton told an audience of hundreds last night.
And he offered some food for thought for the ruling party and the Bermuda Industrial...
COMMENTATOR Christopher Hitchens has taken to calling California "Absurdistan" given the fissure running through the collective common sense of that state's population, one every bit as pronounced ? and as potentially destructive ? as the San Andreas...
