I certainly support independence and an increasingly close relationship with the islands of the Caribbean. With respect to the former, I am getting the distinct impression that irrational fears associated with Independence are abating. It seems to me...
Bermuda?s Carifta Games heroes will meet Tony Blair today before the British Prime Minister leaves the Island at the end of his week-long holiday.
The Prime Minister, who has been staying at Government House, will meet the athletes there this afterno...
A petition is being circulated calling for the Island to decide on Independence through a referendum.
Passing through Bermuda via an e-mail chain, the petition calls for the British Government and Governor Sir John Vereker to ?insist that the Bermuda...
Pride is the issue. No one can deny that pride is important. The dictionary defines pride as ?self-respect ... the pleasure taken from one?s achievements...? Some proponents of Independence believe that being independent will give Bermudians ?pride?....
It is a pretty safe bet that issues involving Bermuda do not come across British Prime Minister Tony Blair?s desk very often.
Even rows like the appointment of Chief Justice Richard Ground over Bermudian applicant Puisne Judge Norma Wade Miller, supp...
No one wants war
April 9, 2004
Dear Sir,
For years I have been reading The Royal Gazette online. First I would like to thank you for allowing Bermudians overseas to stay in touch with our home.
This is the first time that I have felt so compelled to ...
Alex Scott?s ministers had an hour to quiz Tony Blair on any subject they chose yesterday after the British Prime Minister attended the weekly Cabinet meeting.
They didn?t raise the prickly subject of Independence from Britain, although it was ?light...
Laying down a challenge
April 5, 2004
Dear Sir,
I have just read the article in today?s paper entitled, ?Can Independence foster national unity?? and as I did a few years ago I feel compelled to take Mr. Trevor Moniz to task over his comments about t...
T is ten years ago today that the genocide began in Rwanda with the Hutus attempting to annihilate the Tutsi tribe. You might ask why am I so interested in this? I will try to explain why I was so concerned when the horrible cruelty began some ten ye...
DATE: Apr 09, 2004 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
AM curious as to the exact circumstances that prompted Jamaica's Prime Minister P.J. Patterson to offer our Premier help and/or advice on pursuing Independence.
Then again, it would appear to many an observer that we can use all the help we can get.
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