a cautious approach, it has been warned.
That was the message from Bermuda College economic lecturer Craig Simmons, as he addressed the third independence forum held on the Island.
Speaking at Somerset Cricket Club, he said the Island would need to e...
The following is the full text of the speech which local lawyer John Collis made to the International Bar Association last week on the effects on Bermuda's financial sector of the British White Paper on the Overseas Territories on Brmuda.
Robin Cook,...
I am appalled by the amount of rubbish (lots of bottles and cans) left around "our'' beautiful island of Bermuda.
We cannot always blame the visitors. I say this because I walk a lot in areas where they do not go very much (i.e. suburbs) so a lot of ...
off the OECD hitlist of "tax havens'' to getting it off it altogether.
The story in today's newspaper that Bermuda fits the definition of harmful tax jurisdictions and is more than likely already on the list is worrying.
The Organisation for Economic...
Bermuda's financial sector could be strangled by international red tape forced on it by Britain, a top lawyer has told US attorneys.
And barrister John Collis said that the UK's White Paper on its colonies may signal a drive towards probing which goe...
DATE: May 11, 1999 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Government could set up its own TV or radio channel, Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb said yesterday.
And the Progressive Labour Party is set to splash the cash with more taxpayer-funded programmes in a bid to bypass the media.
Government -- ra...
Racist bomb attacks in Britain were highlighted by lawyer Phil Perinchief at a public debate on the issue of citizenship or independence for Bermuda.
He emphasised recent bombings in London which appear to have been racially motivated as he spelt out...
Recent massive banking failures around the world emphasise the need for effective regulatory supervision of financial institutions, the chairman of the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) said yesterday.
Pointing to the lapses in supervision and control...
DATE: Apr 30, 1999 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Ahmed Elamin
Dear Sir, Mr. Michael J. Stubbs is quite right, Mr. Editor, when he says "It's easy to preach hatred in the face of ignorance''. And he is to be applauded, Mr.
Editor, for bravely speaking out for his and therefore the community's human and divine r...
"Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficial. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greater dangers to liberty lur...
