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A political newcomer became an upsetter last night when he claimed a seat for the Progressive Labour Party that many assumed would stick with the One Bermuda Alliance.
Jache Adams cleaned up in Pembroke West with 368 votes against 307 for Marcus Jone...
DATE: Oct 02, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
One of the Progressive Labour Party’s most important seats was the first to be retained last night as Curtis Dickinson held Pembroke South East.
The party’s “determination” to keep the finance minister’s place in the House of Assembly, in the seat Ro...
DATE: Oct 02, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The three parties in a battle for power in today’s General Election have made their final pitches to the people.
Now Bermuda’s voters will get the last word on who will hold the reins of government after weeks of campaigning and the emergence of a ne...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Middle-school students took to the seas this week on board the Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s training vessel, the Spirit of Bermuda.
A team of youngsters from Dellwood Middle School embarked on Monday on their four-day expedition in and around Bermuda.
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DATE: Oct 01, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman murdered outside her home was identified by police yesterday as 31-year-old Garrina Cann.
Ms Cann was with guests at a party in the house on Sunset Lane near North Shore when she was shot just before 12.20am on Tuesday.
Police said the party ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A top businessman and behind the scenes strategist when the former United Bermuda Party governed the island has died. Edgar Wilkinson was 90.
Mr Wilkinson was also a board member at the Bermuda Monetary Authority in the 1980s.
His businesses included...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Voters who turn out for the General Election tomorrow will have “an extra layer of protection” from Covid-19, a Government spokeswoman said last night.
Saliva tests for the coronavirus were offered by the Ministry of Health for officials employed by ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda must seek opportunity from the Covid-19 pandemic, the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance said last night.
Craig Cannonier added that the lockdown of Bermuda’s borders because of the coronavirus was a “major, major” challenge that will make pr...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Private investment will drive many of the projects promised in the Progressive Labour Party’s platform for the October 1 General Election, the Premier said last night.
David Burt explained that the PLP had put together a collaborative document with i...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda faces a “thunderstorm”, according to Marc Bean, the leader of the Free Democratic Movement, who called 2020 a “perilous time” needing steady leadership.
The new party came about when David Burt, the Premier, opted to “subject Bermuda to the e...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell