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New MP Wayne Caines and new senator Kathy Simmons were handed frontline portfolios as the Progressive Labour Party swore in its Cabinet team yesterday.
Mr Caines, one of the PLP’s big winners in Tuesday night’s General Election, gets the national sec...
DATE: Jul 21, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
David Burt pledged to work his hardest for “every single Bermudian in this country” as he was sworn in as Premier of Bermuda.
During the ceremony at Government House yesterday afternoon, attended by a healthy crowd of family members and party colleag...
DATE: Jul 20, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
St George’s West saw a massive victory for the Progressive Labour Party’s Kim Swan in a seat that was only won by four votes by the party’s main rival in the last election.
This time around, the PLP took 330 votes more than the One Bermuda Alliance, ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Parliamentary Registrar is reminding registered voters of the locations of all polling stations for Tuesday’s General Election.
All polling stations will be open from 8am to 8pm.
Registered voters must bring accepted forms of identification: a ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Independent candidate for Constituency 21 Elmore Warren said that the political unrest in Bermuda was one of the biggest concerns he had been hearing from voters.
The owner and operator of Fresh TV was speaking at a public question and answer sessio...
DATE: Jul 17, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Progressive Labour Party has outlined what it plans to implement in the first 100 days of office should they come to power.
An attempt to bring down the cost of living; an appointment of a Gang Violence Reduction Co-ordinator; a technology hub i...
DATE: Jul 14, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The One Bermuda Alliance pledged to prioritise seniors as part of an election campaign that will work to drive down health costs while incentivising the creation of care facilities and home care provision.
Health and seniors minister Jeanne Atherden...
DATE: Jul 11, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
While the political climate in Bermuda has been nothing short of thunderous over the past term, there are some issues both parties agree on in St George’s West.
Improving transportation, protecting the vulnerable and realising the potential to build ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Progressive Labour Party yesterday outlined its commitment to public education and pledged to ring-fence its education budget should it come to power.
The party said any money allocated to the education department would stay in the department.
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DATE: Jun 30, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Progressive Labour Party has said it would reform the public education system if it wins the General Election.
Among the changes outlined in a statement from the party yesterday, the Opposition said it would phase out middle schools and introduce...
DATE: Jun 28, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan