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Parliament opens for business today after the Christmas and New Year break, with three items of legislation coming from the Bermuda Government.
The Medical Practitioners Act, the Electricity 2016 Act and the Banking Special Resolution Act 2016 are to...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New rights for long-term residents have been defended after Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda decried the move as one that would inevitably discriminate against black Bermudians.
Lynne Woolridge, the chairwoman of the One Bermuda Alliance, respond...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party’s by-election victory dealt good press to its leader along with a stinging rebuke to the Bermuda Government over the state of the economy, according to a PLP source.
Meanwhile Glenn Blakeney, the former MP for Devonshire ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Diallo Rabain stormed to victory by a decisive margin for the Progressive Labour Party last night in Devonshire North Central, where he took 56 per cent of the vote.
Mr Rabain hailed his win over the One Bermuda Alliance’s Andrew Simons, at 461 votes...
DATE: Feb 05, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An open meeting on the island’s airport redevelopment plan featured a sceptical and often heated crowd for a second night.
Craig Looby, a developer with the Urban Maximum Industries, Inc (UMI), rose at last night’s forum at Penno’s Wharf, St George’s...
DATE: Feb 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Sources with connections to the Progressive Labour Party expressed disappointment after rebel Opposition MPs, Wayne Furbert and Walton Brown, had their posts on the Boundaries Commission revoked at the behest of the Leader of the Opposition.
Governm...
DATE: Feb 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“I don’t make promises that I don’t know I can fulfil,” said Diallo Rabain of his campaign in Devonshire North Central for the Progressive Labour Party.
“I will do my best to investigate and get back to the people here, but I am not going to promise ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Jobs and healthcare appear to be the top concerns of Devonshire North Central’s voters, as the electoral campaign nears the final stretch.
With residents set to choose between Diallo Rabain and Andrew Simons at a by-election on Thursday, February 4, ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Andrew Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance’s candidate for Devonshire North Central, believes that the Island is beginning to recuperate after years of recession.
“Things are getting better, but to continue that progress we need to grapple with complica...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Stances on same-sex marriage were among the tough questions fielded by the two candidates for Devonshire North Central as they faced the area’s seniors.
Diallo Rabain of the Progressive Labour Party and Andrew Simons contrasted notably on this and ot...
DATE: Jan 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell