form basis of response to Throne Speech The following is the full text of the Opposition's response to last week's Throne Speech, presented to the House of Assembly yesterday afternoon by Opposition leader Pamela Gordon.
Mr. Speaker, It is importan...
Mr. Speaker, the United Bermuda Party believes that a modern review of our constitution would include: Complete and entire openness about the details about what is proposed.
Widespread public debate A constitutional conference A referendum by the ...
tonight if, as expected, he challenges Jennifer Smith for leadership of the Progressive Labour Party.
Ms Smith's supporters were confident last night that she will be able to comfortably meet the challenge from Mr. Hodgson -- or any candidate.
Mr. Ho...
I am now ashamed to admit that in the last Election, I voted for the United Bermuda Party.
With regret, I have concluded that this is a party not just hypocritical to the core, but hypocritical from the core. The final straw is the rather big issue o...
Wayne Perinchief who claims it's time the issue took centre stage.
He said there was powerlessness and lack of direction in what the country did because of the constitutional quandary it found itself in. He said: "This country seems to be in a cycle ...
President of the Chamber of Commerce Cris Valdes-Dapena said Bermuda should not be crying for a referendum over proposed changes to the Constitution -- but instead asking for measures to be put in place over how amendments are carried out.
She said s...
DATE: Oct 27, 2000 | CATEGORY: Other |
He was within a month of his twenty-first birthday, and studying accounting at St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His dream was to don the mortarboard and gown of a graduate, then the world would be his oyster.
Home on holiday, Mark Richa...
recommend constitutional changes is independent are a "smokescreen'' because Ms Smith can `veto' their proposals, the United Bermuda Party claimed yesterday.
UBP Senator Mark Pettingill said the fact -- which has not been publicised -- that the Premi...
"From a little acorn, this oak tree has grown.'' So says proud board chairman, Sandra Bain, of the new Fair Havens Christian Care Association facility in Smith's Parish, which is set to open shortly.
After years of occupying its present, limited pre...
to long term residents, UBP MP Trevor Moniz has said.
He pointed at an oblique reference on the Long Term Residents Green Paper which hinted at this.
The document says: "The decision has been taken by this Government not to reintroduce the discretion...
