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About ten Progressive Labour Party members have expressed interest in running for the recently-vacated seat of Sandys South, according to a party source — including former Premier Paula Cox.
Constituency 33 was last month relinquished by Independent ...
DATE: Oct 08, 2014
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Four candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for the position of Deputy Leader of the Progressive Labour Party, The Royal Gazette understands.
It follows the announcement by Shadow Immigration and External Affairs Minister Walton Brown that he ...
DATE: Oct 07, 2014
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The Opposition Progressive Labour Party will no longer boycott the House of Assembly in the upcoming parliamentary session, a party source has told The Royal Gazette.
The Opposition walkout came near the close of the last sitting of the House.
The bo...
DATE: Oct 01, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
No conflict of interest arose for Senator Nalton Brangman after he kept his Tourism role, even in the wake of his appointment as director of infrastructure and development for the Morgan’s Point resort.
Asked by The Royal Gazette why he hadn’t steppe...
DATE: Aug 29, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Opposition Progressive Labour Party remained absent from the House of Assembly today, continuing the boycott of Parliament vowed by party leader Marc Bean.
Mr Bean last week denounced Parliament as “a sham and a farce” after Governor George Fergu...
DATE: Jul 18, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
In a shock move, One Bermuda Alliance MP Suzann Roberts-Holshouser broke ranks with the rest of her party in this evening’s Parliamentary session, voicing her support of a motion by Progressive Labour Party MP Walton Brown.
The motion will see a requ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Progressive Labour Party leader Marc Bean has been accused of “hiding behind parliamentary privilege and lying about people” by Independent MP Terry Lister.
The two men traded veiled barbs during an often boisterous debate in the House on random drug...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former Premier Ewart Brown and former Public Works Minister Derrick Burgess should not have used public funds to pursue their lawsuit, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found.
However, acknowledging the “unusual circumstances of the case”, the ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The decision by Mark Pettingill to step down as Attorney General after 17 months in the role came three days after former Premier Craig Cannonier also resigned from office.
However, Mr Pettingill’s decision reportedly stemmed from his new position at...
DATE: May 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The “magnanimous” resignation of Premier Craig Cannonier will repair the Island’s reputation after the fiasco of ‘Jetgate’, according to former United Bermuda Party Minister Quinton Edness.
“This is a major step in correcting the One Bermuda Alliance...
DATE: May 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell