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The Progressive Labour Party plans an array of town hall meetings to pitch its proposals to the island’s public, including judicial, immigration and educational reform, according to David Burt, the Leader of the Opposition.
“We will lay out all our p...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Accusing the governing party of a litany of failed promises, the Progressive Labour Party has promised to usher in a more participatory democracy with rigorous governmental oversight and campaign finance reform.
“People may ask why the PLP would invi...
DATE: Jan 19, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Confidential documents not previously shared with Parliament will come under the scrutiny of a team reviewing the airport redevelopment project, finance minister Bob Richards has announced.
At a press conference this afternoon, Mr Richards revealed r...
DATE: Jan 11, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Embattled home affairs minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin insisted she holds “no dislike” for the Reverend Nicholas Tweed as she laid bare the background to her “difficult” decision not to renew his work permit.
After a week of protest and industrial a...
DATE: Jan 07, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
He is known for the fiery style of his sermons — and the Reverend Nicholas Tweed did not disappoint when People’s Campaign members gathered to discuss his work permit row yesterday.
The embattled pastor told a packed St Paul AME Centennial Hall that ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Church and union leaders have reacted furiously to the refusal of a work permit for the Reverend Nicholas Tweed — but union members are yet to decide what action they will take.
A general meeting of Bermuda Industrial Union members will take place on...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Popularity with voters trumped party politics in Neville Tyrrell’s Warwick South Central triumph, according to seasoned political observer Charles Jeffers.
The new Progressive Labour Party MP reaped 79 per cent of the by-election votes on Tuesday nig...
DATE: Dec 22, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Progressive Labour Party candidate Neville Tyrrell stormed to a resounding victory in the Warwick South Central by-election last night.
Mr Tyrrell claimed 477 votes, against 103 for Robyn Swan of the One Bermuda Alliance and 12 for Independent candid...
DATE: Dec 21, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The voters of Warwick South Central head to the polls tomorrow to select their new MP, in the year’s second by-election for a constituency seen as a strong seat for the Opposition.
Three contenders have thrown their hats in the ring for Constituency ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The voters of Warwick South Central head to the polls tomorrow to select their new MP, in the year’s second by-election for a constituency seen as a strong seat for the Opposition.
Three contenders have thrown their hats in the ring for Constituency ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell