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The cost of the new Police/court building is expected to rise due to the introduction of PACE powers, Works and Engineering Minister Derrick Burgess revealed yesterday.
Mr. Burgess told a press conference the contractor had to make changes to its dra...
DATE: Oct 23, 2009
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Bermuda's gaming laws should not be relaxed, voters told a Royal Gazette survey.
Forty-seven percent of people are against changing the laws to allow initiatives like casinos, with just 34 percent in favour, according to the poll carried out by Resea...
DATE: Oct 23, 2009
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Anthony Santucci was last night elected chairman of the Progressive Labour Party.
Mr. Santucci — well-known for campaigning against drunk driving as chairman of CADA — replaces David Burt, who quit citing family and business reasons.
The Warwick Nort...
DATE: Oct 23, 2009
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Premier Ewart Brown last night poked fun at the demise of the Mid-Ocean News, claiming the Progressive Labour Party had survived "one of the most bitter, long-lasting attacks in the history of the country".
In his leader's address at the opening of t...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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Research.bm yesterday urged the Progressive Labour Party to stop wasting time trying to glean over facts revealed in its poll — and use the data to better determine how to run the country.
Company manager Leslie Steede spoke out after the PLP refused...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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Political activist Khalid Wasi is urging the United Bermuda Party not to bother with a leadership change — and just throw in the towel instead.
The UBP intends to get grassroots people involved in the decision-making process over whether Shadow Finan...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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United Bermuda Party chairman Jeff Sousa rebuked party candidate Tillman Darrell for saying the UBP is acting like a "secret society" — claiming he should be able to find out what's going on by attending caucus.
Mr. Sousa also criticised Mr. Darrell ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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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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