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The One Bermuda Alliance and the Progressive Labour Party do not dispute that the economy is in recession, and that in a time of high unemployment the youth are particularly hard hit.
They also agree that importing some workers from overseas is impo...
DATE: Nov 27, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Young people earn nearly $10,000 less than they did just two years ago, according to the One Bermuda Alliance.
OBA candidate Alexis Swan gave the statistics at a press conference this morning at the party’s Reid Street headquarters, flanked by leader...
DATE: Nov 21, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Young people earn nearly $10,000 less than they did just two years ago, according to the One Bermuda Alliance.
OBA candidate Alexis Swan gave the statistics at a press conference this morning at the party’s Reid Street headquarters, flanked by leader...
DATE: Nov 20, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
In a campaign that is becoming increasingly rancorous, the One Bermuda Alliance threw up the spectre of another 1,000 jobs lost by mid 2013 and 50 percent unemployment for 2015 and said the Progressive Labour Party “have turned a blind eye” to unempl...
DATE: Nov 20, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
More than 170 people will be unable to vote in the December 17 poll because they will be away for educational, work or medical reasons, according to a survey conducted by two young activists, Danielle Lightbourn and Kelsey Pichery.
Although the init...
DATE: Nov 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
In a social network counter-salvo of One Bermuda Alliance statements on Thursday that FutureCare will remain intact, the Progressive Labour Party yesterday tweeted “The OBA continues to try and have it both ways on FutureCare” from their voteplp acco...
DATE: Nov 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A visibly angry Michael Dunkley has rejected suggestions that he is vying for the leadership of the One Bermuda Alliance, the move allegedly stemming from the formation of blocks within the party. He stated he will not challenge party leader Craig Ca...
DATE: Nov 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Travelling by ferry or bus has become so popular that it has created many of the issues the transport sector now faces, Transport Minister Walter Roban said in an interview yesterday.
This Minister loves his job. Whether he’s talking about buses, fe...
DATE: Nov 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Loud cheers, whistles and applause marked a rally and press conference of One Bermuda Alliance hierarchy at the Vasco Da Gama Club supporting party leader Craig Cannonier's call to “Get it on!” — his first speech of the official election season now t...
DATE: Nov 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
More than a quarter of Bermuda’s households characterised as “poor” , 150 businesses are “awaiting dissolution”, and banks’ reports of $74 million in non-performing loans between July and September were among the statistics that One Bermuda Alliance ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill