Bmda: Free at last?

Should Bermuda go independent, one of the key factors on the mind of Premier Alex Scott is keeping the British system of jurisprudence.

Mr. Scott said the intention was to keep the British system of law in place even if the Island were to go Independent, as this had been one of the reasons the international business sector had been attracted to Bermuda.

He added that the Island was seen as a politically stable domicile, and that nothing would be done that would “dramatically depart from present constructs”.

Speaking with The Royal Gazette yesterday afternoon in his hotel suite in San Diego - where he is leading a Government delegation at the Risk and Insurance Management Systems (RIMS) conference - Mr. Scott added that, should Independence be decided on, it will still take a significant amount of time to implement.

“Bermudians don't have to worry that they will go to bed on Sunday and wake up to Independence,” he said.