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Former Berkeley Institute principal Michelle Simmons has been appointed an independent Senator.
Ms Simmons joins Joan Dillas-Wright and James Jardine as the independents in the Upper House after Carol Bassett, President of the Senate since 2008 and a...
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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The youth wing of the One Bermuda Alliance yesterday unveiled a new executive line-up.
The new chairman of the Future Bermuda Alliance is Justin Mathias, with former St George’s MP Nandi Outerbridge interim deputy chairwoman and Nick Kempe interim de...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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The Mayor of St George’s has offered her congratulations to the Progressive Labour Party following its landslide win in yesterday’s General Election.
In a statement, Quinell Francis and the Corporation of St George’s thanked outgoing One Bermuda All...
DATE: Jul 20, 2017
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Politics
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Former premier Michael Dunkley said that Bermuda’s racial divide remained the “big issue in the room”.
In a statement posted to his Facebook page, Mr Dunkley — who resigned as One Bermuda Alliance leader on Wednesday — said there is “much work to do...
DATE: Jul 20, 2017
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Politics
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David Burt has remained tight-lipped over documents that provide details of a planned trip he was going to take with Zane DeSilva, Mark Pettingill and Shawn Crockwell to New York the day after Mr Crockwell was found dead.
Documents purporting to show...
DATE: Jul 13, 2017
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Politics
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News Staff
One Bermuda Alliance election candidate Sheila Gomez has dropped her complaint to police about alleged “bullying and intimidation” by a Progressive Labour Party volunteer.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said on Monday: “The Bermuda Police Service...
DATE: Jul 06, 2017
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Politics
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News Staff
Shadow tourism minister Jamahl Simmons has blasted the One Bermuda Alliance for its failure to create more jobs for Bermudians.
In a press conference yesterday, Mr Simmons noted that the Government in 2013 promised to create 2,000 jobs over the follo...
DATE: Jul 06, 2017
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Politics
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News Staff
Former MP John Barritt has confirmed that he will not be running as an independent candidate in the upcoming General Election.
Mr Barritt initially released a statement on bernews.com last night saying that he had made the decision despite spending s...
DATE: Jul 04, 2017
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Politics
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News Staff
David Burt spent part of yesterday on Wall Street, discussing the Bermuda economy.
In a picture posted on Facebook yesterday afternoon, the Progressive Labour Party leader can be seen seated at a table overlooking the floor of the New York Stock Exc...
DATE: Jul 01, 2017
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Politics
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News Staff
The youth group Generation Next will host a community forum next Monday.
Politicians past and present and General Election candidates are invited to the event at the Bermuda Industrial Union’s Dr E.F. Gordon Hall from 6pm.
It will feature a question-...
DATE: Jun 29, 2017
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Politics
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News Staff