relations with its colonies, Bermuda's smallest political party claimed yesterday.
And National Liberal Party spokesman Graeme Outerbridge warned that the UK offer of full citizenship was "a Trojan horse'' aimed at the Island's booming offshore secto...
DATE: Mar 19, 1999 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
BRITAIN AND THE OVERSEAS TERRITORIES -- A MODERN PARTNERSHIP 1.1 Britain's links with the Overseas Territories are long-standing and important. The relationship is rooted in a shared history: but it moves forward, too, in partnership. For Britain, ...
of its relations with its colonies spelled trouble for Bermuda's booming offshore business.
And fellow pro-Independence campaigner Rolfe Commissiong branded the offer as "British citizenship lite -- like Miller Lite.'' Mr. Perinchief said: "The way ...
DATE: Mar 19, 1999 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
But the established policy of successive British governments has been to give every help and encouragement to those territories which wished to proceed to independence, where it is an option. The issue was most recently reviewed in Bermuda in August ...
NLP, PLP maverick call for Independence: Page 8 The full text of the White Paper begins on Page 41 Enviroment Minister backs ecological push: Page 5 Editorial: Page 4 Bermuda will have to fight to keep the Island's squeaky-clean image untarnished...
DATE: Mar 19, 1999 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
rights last night -- but at a price.
In return for "a modernised and strengthened partnership'' and for restoring their rights to citizenship, the overseas territories will be obliged to sign up to international laws and codes of conduct.
They must g...
statement yesterday to the House of Commons on his White Paper on Britain and the Dependent Territories.
Madam Speaker, with permission I will make a statement on the Dependent Territories.
We have completed a major review of the relationship between...
Bermuda in the White Paper on the dependent territories.
Bermudians are being offered British passports, without reciprocal rights for British citizens to live or work on the Island.
Britain will also require Bermuda to meet social and financial requ...
Territories, Opposition Leader Pamela Gordon said last night.
And she said -- no matter what the British view -- an offer of full citizenship could not be divorced from the UK insistence on tough laws to beat white-collar crime and human rights legis...
DATE: Mar 18, 1999 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A former PLP candidate and lawyer yesterday warned Bermuda faces a stark choice between full UK citizenship and Independence.
But Philip Perinchief claimed Government was sitting on the fence over the issue.
And he said Government had "no choice'' bu...
DATE: Mar 17, 1999 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
