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Wilson: ‘We Look Forward To Being Independent’
“We look forward to one day ultimately sitting at the table with the other nations of the world as a confident, economically prosperous, politically stable, still beautiful and independent Bermuda,” said Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Kim Wilson during a recent speech in Ecuador. Minister Wilson was speaking in the Senate today... Read more of this article
Minister To Attend UN Seminar On Decolonization
Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Kim Wilson will represent Bermuda at a decolonization conference in Ecuador later this month. The United Nations Pacific Regional Seminar on the implementation of the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism in Quito, Ecuador takes place from 30 May to 1 June, 2012. And it is anticipated... Read more of this article
UN Committee Attacks ‘Archaic Concept’
Bermuda’s continuing constitutional status as a British Overseas Territory is completely at odds with the modern world the newly elected chair of the Special Committee on Decolonisation at the United Nations has said, calling for new strategies to ensure the “final disappearance of the archaic concept of colonialism”. Speaking after his election... Read more of this article
UN Debates Independence Resolution
The United Nations General Assembly in New York will today [Dec.9] discuss a draft resolution reaffirming the incompatibility of any form and manifestation of colonialism, including economic exploitation, with the international organisation’s charter. Bermuda is on the official list of territories being discussed as well as Anguilla, Cayman... Read more of this article
