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Popular Government backbencher Dale Butler yesterday revealed he has turned down an approach to join Bermuda's new third party.
And a Royal Gazette survey shows the move would have been a massive coup for the fledgling group — with Mr. Butler enjoyin...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan's popularity has reached a new low, with just 19 percent of people in favour of him — the worst score of any party leader since The Royal Gazette polling began five years ago.
And Premier Ewart Brown's favourabili...
DATE: Oct 20, 2009
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The Progressive Labour Party has maintained its lead over the United Bermuda Party in the latest Royal Gazette poll — but both saw their support decline as voters ponder a third party.
Thirty-six percent of people said they would vote PLP in a Genera...
DATE: Oct 20, 2009
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The Reefs has become Bermuda's first resort to be voted the best in the Atlantic by readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine.
And Bermuda was named the number one island in the Caribbean and Atlantic by the same survey polling more than 25,000 readers...
DATE: Oct 19, 2009
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The United Bermuda Party is pushing through a change in the way it selects its leader as the contest between Kim Swan and Bob Richards gets closer.
Currently, only MPs can vote in UBP leadership battles — but at a special general meeting tomorrow nig...
DATE: Oct 19, 2009
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The United Bermuda Party has been operating like a "secret society" since last month's high-profile departures, according to a long-serving former election candidate still with the UBP.
Tillman Darrell said he's unable to tell people on the streets w...
DATE: Oct 19, 2009
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Business owners are to team up with Government to tackle flooding in the Mill Creek area. Works and Engineering Minister Derrick Burgess yesterday gave an update on the problem which has irritated residents and businesses in that part of Hamilton for...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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Former United Bermuda Party leader Wayne Furbert would likely be welcomed into the Progressive Labour Party if he applied to join, PLP spokesman Wentworth Christopher said yesterday.
Describing the Hamilton West MP as a "good person", Mr. Christopher...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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Bob Richards is a non-reformist who fought against calls for change in the United Bermuda Party, former Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert claimed last night.
In a string of allegations at a public meeting, Mr. Furbert poured water over the Shadow Finan...
DATE: Oct 15, 2009
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Former United Bermuda Party leader Wayne Furbert will tonight explain to his constituents why he quit the party last year.
The Hamilton West Independent MP is hosting "Straight Talk: the truth sometimes hurts" to speak in the way he said he was never...
DATE: Oct 14, 2009
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