Almost three quarters of the people responding to an unscientific online poll are opposed to Independence.
The poll, which started last Monday and ended on Thursday at 5 p.m., asked "Should Bermuda go Independent?"
Of the 1,359 people who responded, ...
Would the real Progressive Labour Party please stand up?
Over the last two weeks the party, the PLP Government and Premier Alex Scott have each made statements on constitutional change and Independence that flatly contradict each other.
It may or not...
Practical matters, like employment, the impact of Independence on the taxation system and costs, should drive the debate on whether Bermuda should move to full nationhood, according to Christopher (Kit) Astwood.
?It?s not an emotional issue. It?s to ...
A national discussion on Independence should not begin until the country agrees on how Bermuda should go about changing the Constitution, insisted the Opposition United Bermuda Party (UBP) yesterday.
And UBP leader Grant Gibbons accused Premier Alex ...
THE first paragraph of the lead story of , dated August 17, 1995, said it all: "Bermudians gave an emphatic 'no' to Independence yesterday."
The ballot figures told a story of reluctance to break constitutional ties with Britain that stretched back n...
BERMUDA was presented with the still-current either/or choice on going to Independence or maintaining existing constitutional arrangements with Britain in 1973 after Whitehall reneged on promises to allow the island to pursue what was then known as A...
I FOR one welcome the tentative first steps towards Independence taken by the Progressive Labour Party Government. At its annual Founder's Day Luncheon on Sunday, Premier Alex Scott called on the country to enter into a national debate on the questio...
I WAS enjoying a sit-down dinner with my 13-year-old daughters the other night. I say 'enjoying' because having a dinner together can be a challenging thing for the Flemings to do these days.
Anyway, the topic of our dinner discussion was Independenc...
Bermuda's business leaders are paying close attention to Premier Alex Scott's pledge to open up dialogue on Independence - but warned that international business could get nervous if the debate gets over-heated.
Most, however, are holding counsel on ...
Rebellion and violence in the first black nation to claim independence is heartbreaking ? but the alternative was worse, according to Haitian Marc Mondesir, who arrived in Bermuda two weeks ago.
?Haiti was the first black nation to claim its independ...
