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Even before the final count came in for Pembroke West Central, David Burt’s supporters were dancing in jubilation in the car park of Northlands Primary School.
Whoops and cheers rang out as final results for other constituencies were announced online...
DATE: Jul 19, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The One Bermuda Alliance will give churches the legal right to refuse to conduct same-sex marriages if it is re-elected.
The party’s platform states: “We will introduce legislation to protect churches from being forced to perform any services that ar...
DATE: Jul 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Finance minister Bob Richards hit out at the Opposition’s economic track record at a press conference yesterday.
He slammed the Progressive Labour Party for overspending its annual budget for five consecutive years, to the tune of $418 million, compa...
DATE: Jul 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Pembroke West Central could be one of the seats that swings the election on July 18, with the incumbent MP David Burt having a majority of less than 100.
The Progressive Labour Party leader is going head-to-head with the One Bermuda Alliance’s Nick K...
DATE: Jul 07, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The two candidates vying for the seat of Pembroke West Central appear to have much in common: both are highly educated, dynamic young men in their thirties who run businesses and have the energy to spend their spare time knocking on doors in their co...
DATE: Jul 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Former Cabinet minister David Burch is expected to be officially announced as the Progressive Labour Party’s candidate for Warwick North Central.
Mr Burch ran in the constituency — a key marginal seat — in the last General Election, losing by just te...
DATE: Jun 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Six of Mark Pettingill’s white constituents have lobbied him to support the ruling party if a vote of no confidence in the Government takes place tomorrow.
The independent MP, whose vote would most likely determine whether the motion succeeded or fai...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
One Bermuda Alliance MP Mark Pettingill resigned from the governing party yesterday and said he would probably retire from politics at the next General Election.
Mr Pettingill, the member for Warwick North East, told reporters he had a long meeting w...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The resignation of MP Mark Pettingill has left the One Bermuda Alliance with a “tenuous” grip on power, sources claimed last night, and could prompt a vote of no confidence in the Government.
Mr Pettingill announced yesterday morning that “after a lo...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Michael DeSilva admitted yesterday that the police’s plan for dealing with the December 2 protest “didn’t work” with regard to ensuring Parliament was able to sit.
The Commissioner of Police told a press conference the “right contingency” was “perhap...
DATE: Feb 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways