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No independent candidates are in the running for the double by-election on June 7.
Voters will choose between Scott Pearman of the One Bermuda Alliance and Curtis Richardson of the Progressive Labour Party. in Constituency 27, Paget East.
The race is...
DATE: May 25, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Eugene Carmichael, an adventurer and community activist, has died in Valencia, Spain. Mr Carmichael was 78.
A memorial service was held at West Whale Bay Park for the philanthropist, one of the original organisers of the End-to-End.
Mr Carmichael led...
DATE: May 24, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Today is the nomination day for candidates to represent Paget East and Warwick North East.
Constituencies 22 and 25 face double by-elections on June 7 after One Bermuda Alliance MPs Grant Gibbons and Jeff Baron stepped down.
Curtis Richardson will ma...
DATE: May 24, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
A veteran former MP and member of the “class of ‘68” remembered “the greatest change in the social and political make-up of Bermuda” as the island marked the 50th anniversary of the historic General Election of 1968.
Walter Roberts, who represented t...
DATE: May 23, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David Burt made a case for Bermudian independence yesterday because he said it was unfair that Britain still exercised power over the island’s affairs.
The Premier told the House of Assembly it was “unacceptable in a modern democracy” to have “decisi...
DATE: May 23, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s sail training ship has headed off on a four-day voyage from St George’s to Philadelphia.
The Spirit of Bermuda, which left on Sunday, will take part in the city’s Memorial Day Festival, from Friday to May 28.
The trip m...
DATE: May 23, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
A weekend vandal who left a trail of damaged cars outside homes is being hunted by police.
Several cars had their windshields broken in the early hours of Saturday on North Shore, Pembroke.
Residents in the area called police about 4.30am to report a...
DATE: May 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The UK’s Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill, which would force British Overseas Territories to set up a public register of company beneficial ownership, was yesterday set for Royal Assent.
The legislation, already backed by the House of Commons...
DATE: May 23, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
The late Edwena Smith has been saluted for her contribution to the fight for universal adult suffrage.
Ms Smith died this month at the age of 86 — just before the milestone commemorations today for the 50th anniversary of the 1968 General Election wh...
DATE: May 22, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
A man was in hospital yesterday after he was struck by a hit-and-run rider in Hamilton in the early hours.
The injured man, believed to be aged 53 and from Pembroke, suffered a head injury after was knocked down on Parliament Street near its junction...
DATE: May 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell