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The following is a repurposing of the Premier’s speech to the House of Assembly on the 50th anniversary of Universal Adult Suffrage in Bermuda: Mr Speaker, Madame President, Honourable Members of the House of Assembly and the Senate, former premiers,...

David Burt laughed off questions today about the Progressive Labour Party’s intentions to take Bermuda to independence. Members have publicly stated the Premier raised the subject at the party’s banquet at the Fairmont Southampton last Saturday night...

Conversations about independence are “counterproductive at this time”, according to David Burt. The Premier insisted the Progressive Labour Party is not discussing a potential attempt to break ties with Britain, and is focusing instead on local issue...

Speculation that the Bermuda Government was considering independence has been dismissed. “The position is this; it was not in our platform, we have not discussed it,” Jamahl Simmons, Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, said yesterday. Mr Si...

The recent call for independence by Senator Jason Hayward at the Labour Day rally should not be a cause for alarm or surprise — and it was to be expected. There has always been a sector of labour that has wanted independence. They are not alone becau...

Former premier Alex Scott believes Bermuda’s new political climate could set the stage for another review over independence. Mr Scott was a strong advocate for splitting ties with Britain during his tenure from 2003 to 2006, but did not push for a re...

Independence from Britain might be feasible, should the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union jeopardise Bermuda’s business interests, said finance minister Bob Richards. “We still don’t know which way is up,” Mr Richards cautioned of Brexit — the ...

As the United States celebrates its 240th Independence Day today, people around the world are curious about what is happening within American politics during this unusually volatile election year. This is especially true here in Bermuda because of th...

On this date in 1978, the British Government intended to push Bermuda towards independence, according to recently declassified documents. A cable sent from the London Embassy to the US Secretary of State and US Consulate, dated October 30, 1978, deta...

More than 70 per cent of the population oppose independence for Bermuda according to the latest poll by Profiles of Bermuda. The survey found that seven in 10 voters were against independence, which is a very similar figure to both 2012 and 2014. Whe...