Hashtag: #DefenceAmendment2015
Video: Premier Dunkley On Defence Amendment
Premier Michael Dunkley recently spoke about the ongoing debate regarding conscription in the Bermuda Regiment, saying the opposition “had the opportunity to do something that they’ve called for, and they certainly didn’t do it” Speaking outside the House on Friday, Premier Dunkley said, “The main part of the Act that is... Read more of this article
Walter Roban: “Bill Does Not End Conscription”
The OBA’s bill “does not end conscription, in any way, shape or form” and the “government have totally disregarded the trust placed in them on this issue by the electorate and the anti-conscription campaigners,” Shadow Minister Walter Roban said. Mr Roban said, “Friday’s debate on conscription exposed the... Read more of this article
Ministerial Brief: Defence Amendment Act 2015
The Defence Amendment Act 2015 was discussed in the House of Assembly on Friday [Dec 11], with Premier and Minister of National Security Michael Dunkley beginning the discussion with a Ministerial Brief, with the debate seeing multiple Opposition MPs speak against the Bill. The Premier said, “Perhaps the most topical issue addressed by this Bill... Read more of this article
Nine Colonels “Welcome” Defence Amendment
A group of former Commanding Officers of the Royal Bermuda Regiment said they “welcome” the Defence Amendment 2015 as “there is compelling good sense in getting rid of conscription by means of a change in policy, but not by dropping it from the Defence Act.” According to the version available on the Parliament website, the Defence... Read more of this article
Marshall: “Deliberately Misleading Legislation”
The Defence Amendment 2015 is “deliberately misleading legislation” and “insults the intelligence of the Bermudian public,” Larry Marshall of Bermudians Against the Draft said. “To basically re-word the relevant section 4 of the Defence Act 1965 in a way which continues to allow conscription under the exact same circumstances... Read more of this article
