Independence debate on the welfare of the Country. It is clear that the introduction of Independence as a national issue at this time has created a kind of "national nervousness'' and political uncertainty.
Public uncertainty always impacts on the wa...
yesterday.
In a speech to the Sandys Rotary Club, Mr. J.C. (Kit) Astwood said: "The results of Independence are all cost burdens on our businesses.'' It would change the laws under which Bermudians live and remove a stability factor in the eyes of t...
confusion about who is and is not eligible and who does and does not have Status. That surely is no surprise since Government constantly changes the rules.
The latest decision is that there will no longer be discretionary Bermuda Status. We have had ...
yesterday.
Independent and Opposition senators put on hold legislation to launch a referendum.
They agreed the House of Assembly should first debate a PLP motion on a Commission of Inquiry.
The move was triggered by Independent Senator Alf Oughton.
A...
Income from Customs fines is going down -- because Bermudians are being more honest when they come back from shopping trips.
That was the news for MPs yesterday, as consideration of the Finance Ministry budget continued.
The Minister, the Hon. David ...
Industrial Union forum agreed last night.
Mr. Wendell Hollis, a former United Bermuda Party Senator who quit the party over Independence and other issues, agreed with Mr. Julian Hall, who lost his Progressive Labour Party seat in Hamilton West in the...
today.
Although the three Independent Senators could vote with the Progressive Labour Party Senators to defeat the Government bill, that is not expected to happen.
The Independence Referendum Act 1994 would allow for a referendum on Independence this...
himself in Manchester, England.
Desperate for fights, the 32-year-old Bermudian was hit by another setback on the weekend when his super middleweight opponent, Irish champion Ray Close, who is the number one WBA contender, pulled out of their fight w...
Mr. Joseph O'Neill has spent his diplomatic career in postings like Somalia, Ethiopia, and Sudan.
When he was called from the Somali Desk in Washington to the director general's office and told he would be sent on temporary duty, "I knew right away i...
something as important as Independence is taking a back seat but we think that comes about because today the majority of the public has already made a decision.
It seems to us that the people view Independence as a football created by politicians for...
