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Fear of crime in Bermuda is now so high all other social issues pale into insignificance, according to a new poll.
Sixty-nine percent of people named crime as their number one concern in a Research.bm survey carried out a few days after Perry Puckeri...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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Any MP hoping to succeed Premier Ewart Brown must declare their intentions by May 1, if proposed changes to Progressive Labour Party rules are passed tonight.
Party reformers say they want to ensure voters get plenty of time to assess leadership cand...
DATE: Jan 18, 2010
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Shipments of roses containing spider mites which could have damaged crops across the Island were seized by Environment inspectors.
Following the discovery of adult, juvenile and eggs of mites on a "disturbingly high" number of roses in mid-December, ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2010
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All Progressive Labour Party members have been sent a memo warning of the distress they cause speaking about the party to The Royal Gazette.
Chairman Anthony Santucci e-mailed his message after well-known party figures Dale Butler and Rolfe Commissio...
DATE: Jan 15, 2010
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The Progressive Labour Party has more than doubled its lead over the United Bermuda Party — with less than half of whites now supporting the official Opposition.
Forty percent of people said they would vote PLP in a new poll by Research.bm, compared ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2010
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Race adviser Rolfe Commissiong has hit back at claims Bermuda has been badly lacking a conversation on young black men.
Mr. Commissiong said the study on black youths by Columbia University Professor Ronald Mincy — released two months ago — had opene...
DATE: Jan 14, 2010
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The Progressive Labour Party faces an uphill task convincing young people the racial animosity is all in the past as it prepares for its last few months under Premier Ewart Brown, according to former Senator Davida Morris.
Ms Morris — who has frequen...
DATE: Jan 12, 2010
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Dale Butler's premiership ambitions could fail because he supports banning discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, according to the Premier's consultant Rolfe Commissiong.
Mr. Commissiong said Mr. Butler's call to amend the Human Rights ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2010
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Popular MP Dale Butler is considering running for Premier — but suspects core Progressive Labour Party members will turn him down because of his liberal views.
The former Culture Minister says many of his beliefs — such as the need to stop beating up...
DATE: Jan 11, 2010
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Underperforming MPs face getting sacked by their constituents halfway through their terms under proposed changes to Progressive Labour Party rules. Local party members would be able to carry out midterm assessments on their representatives as part of...
DATE: Jan 06, 2010
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