yesterday urged Bermuda: "Remain a Crown colony.'' Sir Vassel said the Cayman Islands reaped huge economic benefits from being tied to Britain, cashing in when other countries went independent.
His views were strongly backed by one of the country's ...
trading at reduced prices, providing a period of added value for investors.
The lower prices for stocks may reflect uncertainty in the market, according to a Bermuda Investment Advisory Services Ltd. (BIAS) analyst, Mr. Mark Melvin.
Mr. James Masters...
DATE: May 03, 1995 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
There are a number of good reasons of which most Bermudians are well aware.
Basically there is major uncertainty over the impact of Independence on Bermuda's economy. Bermudians worry, with real justification, that they will be worse off after Indepe...
nearly 12 percent from the same quarter in 1994, statistics released yesterday by the Finance Ministry show.
But Finance Minister the Hon. David Saul said anyone who links the dip with Bermuda's Independence debate is misreading the statistics.
Each ...
which appeal to people's prejudices and emotions.
The basic problem is that it is very, very difficult to convince anyone of the desirability of Independence if you face the realities and deal with the facts. The leadership of the United Bermuda Part...
Transport Minister the Hon. Maxwell Burgess was incorrectly referred to as a Shadow Minister in a report on Tuesday on an Independence forum.
More than 80 Bermudians last night were urged to beware the Independence dream being weaved by Government.
S...
much worse last Thursday. The Premier, the Hon. Sir John Swan, made it quite clear that the highly divisive Independence referendum may not be held until December. Concerned people already feel that the decision has been left to fester for too long a...
be released this week.
But Bank of Butterfield chairman and former Premier the Hon. Sir David Gibbons said they would not be made public.
"It is an internal survey,'' he said.
The telephone poll was carried out by New York-based Penn and Schoen, for ...
Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan said yesterday.
Sir John, who returned from last week's RIMS conference in California to be greeted with strong concerns from members of his Cabinet, the United Bermuda Party caucus, and the business community, moved to...
in areas beyond Bermuda's traditional markets.
Executive vice president of banking for the Bank of Bermuda, Mr. Barry Shailer, commented: "We have a lot of interest still in the whole insurance concept, the captive concept and so on. But I think what...
