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Old guard United Bermuda Party politicians need to step aside because they represent the legacy which plunged the UBP to defeat at the last General Election, according to a survey commisssioned by the party.
Younger faces within the party, such as Sh...
DATE: Jul 04, 2009
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MPs will today debate setting up a new Energy Commission to regulate energy costs.
The group will be formed under the Energy Act 2009, which will get its second reading in the House of Assembly today by Energy Minister Terry Lister.
Currently Belco's...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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MP Darius Tucker yesterday quit the United Bermuda Party.
Mr. Tucker resigned after being suspended from the Shadow Cabinet for breaking a three line whip by failing to vote in a motion of no confidence against Premier Ewart Brown's Government.
He be...
DATE: Jun 25, 2009
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Mark Byrne has resigned as chairman of the Board of Education just over a year after taking the role.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Bermuda managing partner Darren Johnston will be his replacement.
The announcement came this afternoon with Minister of Educa...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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Former Progressive Labour Party Senator Davida Morris yesterday said young people want a new political party — because they're sick of the PLP playing the racecard and censoring free speech.
Ms Morris, 28, says many people her age are extremely mistr...
DATE: Jun 23, 2009
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New legislation is being drawn up to cover social workers, acupuncturists and other professions which are currently unregulated.
Bermuda Health Council (BHeC) aims to improve oversight across the health industry as part of its strategic plan for the ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2009
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Bermuda's road death rate has rocketed into the highest category on the international scale — dwarfing latest figures for every Caribbean island.
The nine fatalities in 2009 so far give the Island an annual fatality rate of 27.7 per 100,000 people. I...
DATE: Jun 09, 2009
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Bermuda's petition to become a full member of the University of the West Indies has been unanimously accepted.
It means students from Bermuda will now get subsidised rates, while Government contributes to the revenues of UWI.
According to the West In...
DATE: May 15, 2009
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Crime is now the public's number one concern — replacing worries over the economy — according to a new poll by Research.bm.
The survey shows 21 percent of people think crime is the biggest issue facing the Island, up from 19 percent at the start of t...
DATE: May 11, 2009
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Premier Dr. Ewart Brown's popularity has grown — with one in three people now supporting him — according to poll results released yesterday.
Research.bm's April survey showed 34 percent of registered voters have a favourable opinion of the Premier, u...
DATE: May 08, 2009
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