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Michael Dunkley of the One Bermuda Alliance swept to victory in Smith’s North last night, defeating the Progressive Labour Party’s Patrice Minors two to one.
Mr Dunkley stormed Constituency 10 with 618 votes, to 298 cast in support of Ms Minors.
The ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Busy days lie ahead for the Island’s roster of 13 newly elected, first-time MPs.
Jeanne Atherden, the OBA winner in Pembroke West, said earlier in the polling day that she would provide a new voice for the area’s voters.
“They want to be part of the ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
If one polling station across Bermuda stood out in the tension and partisan rivalry of election day, Warwick North East was the happiest on the Island.
Progressive Labour Party, independents and One Bermuda Alliance candidates were noticeably distant...
DATE: Dec 18, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Failing to vote the Progressive Labour Party back into power means allowing others to write your history, an impassioned final rally for the PLP heard this weekend.
Standing before an estimated 400 party faithful, former Premier Ewart Brown also chas...
DATE: Dec 17, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A final rally for the Progressive Labour Party brought about 350 party faithful to Berkeley Institute field tonight.
Former Premiers Ewart Brown, Alex Scott and Dame Jennifer Smith were among the guests of the night, which saw the party's 11 central ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
After a busy opening, day two of advance polling saw a calmer atmosphere at the station held in King Street’s Seventh-Day Adventist Hall.
But as of 5pm yesterday, Parliamentary Registrar General Randy Scott reported that 1,423 advanced certificates h...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Business leaders have taken exception to being painted as self-interested and lacking a social conscience by former Belco CEO Vince Ingham at a political rally.
Senator Ingham, the Progressive Labour Party’s candidate for Pembroke West, took the busi...
DATE: Dec 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Smith’s North is a patchwork constituency that has been transformed since the last election.
Patrice Minors won it for the Progressive Labour Party against the United Bermuda Party’s Michael Dunkley in 2007.
Senator Dunkley is now challenging the Eco...
DATE: Dec 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The United Bermuda Party used “black surrogates” in an attempt to secure power, according to its former leader Wayne Furbert.
The Transport Minister acknowledged that he “probably was being a surrogate” while a member of the UBP.
He said a “group” me...
DATE: Dec 04, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Parliamentary Registrar Randy Scott said his office plans on hiring staff to keep track of the electoral roll’s accuracy.
Ms Scott said the Registrar has been without scrutineers, as the officers are known, for the last three years.
He said annual re...
DATE: Nov 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
