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An 81-year-old tourist from Williamsburg, Virginia, named in the United States press as Tom Power, died yesterday while swimming at the West End.
According to the Bermuda Police Service, Mr Power got into difficulty while swimming off Pompano Beach C...
DATE: Jun 14, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
July 18 is now the official date for the next General Election, Michael Dunkley announced Thursday night, just ahead of an Opposition vote of no confidence set for today.
Emphasising the One Bermuda Alliance’s record with the island’s economy, the Pr...
DATE: Jun 09, 2017
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Suzann Roberts-Holshouser and Sylvan Richards have confirmed they will fight to retain their eastern parish seats for the One Bermuda Alliance at the General Election.
Michael Dunkley took the occasion to hit back at Opposition criticism over debt in...
DATE: Jun 09, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Independent candidates would stand little chance in a General Election in the face of the island’s entrenched political divide, according to several past contenders.
Voter discontent that boosted hopes for independents prior to the 2012 election has ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s reggae and DJ scene owes much of its spirit to the late Kent “Dub” Outerbridge, whose passing last week at the age of 64 shocked the community.
For Philando Hill Jr, the veteran DJ and producer who goes by the name Runksie, the death of the...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party issued a statement swift on the heels of the calling of a General Election for July 18, saying Michael Dunkley, the Premier, had “clearly” made the call to avoid a vote of no confidence in the House of Assembly.
It was a ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Nandi Outerbridge and Kenneth Bascome will both defend their St George’s seats at the upcoming General Election.
The One Bermuda Alliance politicians were rolled out yesterday as candidates in St George’s West and St George’s North respectively.
Mich...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Brought together by adversity, Ryderz motorcycle club has flourished into a force of its own.
“Even though we had grief, it instantly brought our club together,” said William DaCosta, secretary to the biker group.
A year after the Transport Control D...
DATE: Jun 07, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The accusation of bias against Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Home Affairs, was “totally rejected” in the ruling by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley, on her decision not to renew a work permit for the Reverend Nicholas Tweed, the minister declared...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Now the OBA has rolled out 25 per cent of its candidates, Michael Dunkley said “it won’t be long before people have the opportunity to go to the polls”.
Exactly when remains unclear. “Time will have to tell — I have many options,” Mr Dunkley told The...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell