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...
The Bermuda Monetary Authority is celebrating 35 years of overseeing the Island?s banking and monetary affairs.
The BMA was set up in February, 1969, with Government?s passing of the Bermuda Monetary Authority Act.
The mandate for the regulatory body...
Government is rejecting the referendum as a means of determining the will of the people when it comes to constitutional change, but is committed to engaging the public in open and frank discussion.
According to the Government's submission on future c...
Premier Alex Scott yesterday clarified his party's stance on the procedure to be used to make Bermuda an independent nation, saying that the PLP was willing to be guided by Bermudians.
And the word from Government House is that any move towards Indep...
Britain must now urgently resolve the question of how Bermuda should go to Independence, says lawyer Warren Cabral.
Mr. Cabral, the secretary of the lobby group the Association for Due Process, was reacting to the ruling party's summary of its submis...
