after an editorial in yesterday's edition called for the Commissioner of Police to be a outsiders-only job.
Labour and Home Affairs Minister Quinton Edness kicked off the attack and said that banning Bermudians from the top job would have a disastrou...
DATE: Dec 04, 1997 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda's battle against the drugs menace would be maintained.
He said: "US law enforcement agencies have a long and cooperative relationship with the Bermuda Police service and I'm confident that cooperation will continue.'' Mr. Farmer, speaking to...
DATE: Nov 28, 1997 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
is much more intense than that which normally comes before a general election.
What is wrong? People have seen rules changed for politicians, laws bent, the Constitution ignored. They are confused about the future of the Police Service. They perceiv...
Bermuda's relations with the UK off her own bat.
And she said raising the controversial subjects of a Bermudian Governor and full Government control of the Police during meetings with top Foreign and Commonwealth Office ministers would not have been ...
DATE: Nov 21, 1997 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
proposals to the British Government on the Island's constitutional status.
What has been confirmed is that Ms Gordon and some of her colleagues made informal suggestions to the British Government that more control of the Police be transferred to the ...
Premier Pamela Gordon has suggested the UK Government consider a Bermudian Governor and total Island control of the Police force, according to British political insiders.
But -- according to UK House of Commons sources -- such a demand could spark a ...
DATE: Nov 19, 1997 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
on the future of the UK's Dependent Territories early next year.
The Committee for the Independence of Bermuda accused Government of saying that they did not want to be involved.
And a spokesman claimed that sources close to the conference organisers...
DATE: Nov 07, 1997 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
hundreds of people at a special public forum tonight.
More than 400 guests are expected at the "Constitutional'' Forum at St.
Paul's Centennial Hall in Hamilton.
And the organisers -- the Friends of Montserrat Coalition -- will use the event to begin...
for failing to give citizenship to long-term residents.
Trevor Moniz MP, who represents Smith's South, last night told The Royal Gazette he was "ashamed'' of the UBP for failing to naturalize residents who have lived on the Island for 20 years or mor...
Progressive Labour Party activist Rolfe Commissiong has been suspended from meetings of the party's Central Committee and Parliamentary Committee amid a row over a newspaper interview.
And he has been asked to appear before a special disciplinary com...
DATE: Oct 24, 1997 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
