British colonization of the Americas

To Cancel America, or Not to Cancel? That is the Question

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

"If we are struggling to see ourselves properly, then it's time to get our vision checked," he writes.

Key Points: 
  • "If we are struggling to see ourselves properly, then it's time to get our vision checked," he writes.
  • At the heart of his book is the vision, purpose, and governmental revolution contained in the Mayflower Compact of 1620.
  • Lascelles reveals the "divine equation" this document containsa powerful truth that turns religious and civil liberty into world-changing influence.
  • He implores his readers, "Do not cancel Americabefore reading this book."

Mayflower Society Float In Annual Tournament Of Roses® Parade Kicks Off Year-Long 400th Anniversary Commemoration Of The Voyage Of The Mayflower

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Saturday, December 28, 2019

To commemorate the anniversary, the California Society of Mayflower Descendants is sponsoring a float in the paradepositioned #6 in the lineupthat will have been decorated solely by Mayflower descendants and their families and friends.

Key Points: 
  • To commemorate the anniversary, the California Society of Mayflower Descendants is sponsoring a float in the paradepositioned #6 in the lineupthat will have been decorated solely by Mayflower descendants and their families and friends.
  • The theme of this year's parade is the Power of Hope, and the Mayflower float is themed Voyage of Hope 1620.
  • Designed and built by Fiesta Parade Floats, the Voyage of Hope 1620 float is based on the original Mayflower ship.
  • The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California is a non-profit lineage society dedicated to preserving the history of our Mayflower ancestors through education and research.

Special Committee of the Board of Hudson’s Bay Company Responds to Proposal from Catalyst Capital Group

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Hudsons Bay Company (TSX:HBC) (HBC or the Company) today announced that it has concluded that the unsolicited proposal from The Catalyst Capital Group Inc. (Catalyst) to acquire HBC is not reasonably capable of being consummated.

Key Points: 
  • The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Hudsons Bay Company (TSX:HBC) (HBC or the Company) today announced that it has concluded that the unsolicited proposal from The Catalyst Capital Group Inc. (Catalyst) to acquire HBC is not reasonably capable of being consummated.
  • The Special Committee gave careful consideration to the Catalyst proposal and the opportunity to pursue it.
  • Following its receipt of the Catalyst proposal, the Special Committee requested and received from Catalyst additional information regarding the proposal, including with respect to the intended financing of the proposed transaction, the due diligence required to be completed by Catalyst, and other matters.
  • In order to have more time to consider the proposal, the Special Committee also sought, and was granted, an extension from Catalyst to the November 29, 2019 deadline that Catalyst had originally established for receiving a response to its proposal.

One family: rethinking Britain’s relationship with the Overseas Territories

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Sharing security, duties and values demands a rethink, says Foreign Affairs Committee

Key Points: 
  • The relationship between the UK Government and the Overseas Territories is stuck in the past, says the Report.
  • "The UK and the OTs are family, but that relationship must be underpinned by shared duties to each other and values.
  • The British Overseas Territories share a bond with the UK and take pride in their deeply-rooted British identities.
  • Largely self-governing territories, they span nine time zones from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the Antarctic to the Caribbean.

One family: rethinking Britain’s relationship with the Overseas Territories

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Sharing security, duties and values demands a rethink, says Foreign Affairs Committee

Key Points: 
  • The relationship between the UK Government and the Overseas Territories is stuck in the past, says the Report.
  • "The UK and the OTs are family, but that relationship must be underpinned by shared duties to each other and values.
  • The British Overseas Territories share a bond with the UK and take pride in their deeply-rooted British identities.
  • Largely self-governing territories, they span nine time zones from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the Antarctic to the Caribbean.

One family: rethinking Britain’s relationship with the Overseas Territories

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 21, 2019

Sharing security, duties and values demands a rethink, says Foreign Affairs Committee

Key Points: 
  • The relationship between the UK Government and the Overseas Territories is stuck in the past, says the Report.
  • "The UK and the OTs are family, but that relationship must be underpinned by shared duties to each other and values.
  • The British Overseas Territories share a bond with the UK and take pride in their deeply-rooted British identities.
  • Largely self-governing territories, they span nine time zones from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the Antarctic to the Caribbean.

Committee examine the future of the UK Overseas Territories

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Representatives from eight Overseas Territories to meet with Committee after more than a decade

Key Points: 
  • The Foreign Affairs Committee holds an evidence sessionlooking into the relationship between the UK and the Overseas Territories as part of its inquiry looking into the future of the Territories in relation to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  • This session will consist of two panels of elected leaders and representatives from eight of the permanently inhabited Overseas Territories: Anguilla, Ascension Island, the Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha, and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
  • The two panels will look at the specific circumstances of each individual Territory, at the issues that affect the Overseas Territories as a whole, and at the health of UK/OT relations in general.
  • This will be the first time in more than a decade that the elected leaders and representatives of so many OTs will have appeared before the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Committee examine the future of the UK Overseas Territories

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Representatives from eight Overseas Territories to meet with Committee after more than a decade

Key Points: 
  • The Foreign Affairs Committee holds an evidence sessionlooking into the relationship between the UK and the Overseas Territories as part of its inquiry looking into the future of the Territories in relation to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  • This session will consist of two panels of elected leaders and representatives from eight of the permanently inhabited Overseas Territories: Anguilla, Ascension Island, the Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha, and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
  • The two panels will look at the specific circumstances of each individual Territory, at the issues that affect the Overseas Territories as a whole, and at the health of UK/OT relations in general.
  • This will be the first time in more than a decade that the elected leaders and representatives of so many OTs will have appeared before the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Committee examine the future of the UK Overseas Territories

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Representatives from eight Overseas Territories to meet with Committee after more than a decade

Key Points: 
  • The Foreign Affairs Committee holds an evidence sessionlooking into the relationship between the UK and the Overseas Territories as part of its inquiry looking into the future of the Territories in relation to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  • This session will consist of two panels of elected leaders and representatives from eight of the permanently inhabited Overseas Territories: Anguilla, Ascension Island, the Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha, and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
  • The two panels will look at the specific circumstances of each individual Territory, at the issues that affect the Overseas Territories as a whole, and at the health of UK/OT relations in general.
  • This will be the first time in more than a decade that the elected leaders and representatives of so many OTs will have appeared before the Foreign Affairs Committee.