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A Progressive Labour Party candidate today accused the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance of spreading misinformation after he claimed the Premier asked for his support on independence for Bermuda.
Lindsay Simmons said that Craig Cannonier, her oppon...
DATE: Sep 28, 2020
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An independent authority must be created to take the politics out of Bermuda’s public education system, a parent and former PTA president has said.
Danielle Riviere, who moved her three children into private schools after primary education because sh...
DATE: Sep 26, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Premier asked the then-Leader of the Opposition for his support on independence for Bermuda, Craig Cannonier has claimed.
Mr Cannonier said that David Burt had told him he would back down on his stance against giving Bermudian status to long-ter...
DATE: Sep 26, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police are to be asked to help track down an American music promoter who persuaded Cabinet ministers to lend him $800,000 to set up a recording studio at Dockyard — and then disappeared.
Lawyers for the Government have failed to find Anthony Blakey i...
DATE: Sep 23, 2020
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A desire to help bring about change inspired people from different walks of life to stand as Free Democratic Movement candidates in the General Election.
Members of the island’s newest political force said they believed in representation for all resi...
DATE: Sep 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Former premiers from both sides of the House of Assembly have praised David Burt and his team for their handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Alex Scott said the Premier had shown a maturity beyond his years and awarded him “top marks”.
But Sir John Swa...
DATE: Sep 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Here’s what the respective parties have to say about their leaders ...
DAVID BURT
by the Progressive Labour Party
We believe that this election is fundamentally about which leader and team Bermudians want to see us through difficult times.
David Bu...
DATE: Sep 18, 2020
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Politics
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A milestone will be marked on October 1 when voters with sight problems get their first chance to cast their ballots on their own in a General Election, a charity said yesterday.
Vision Bermuda, formerly the Bermuda Society for the Blind, announced t...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Commentators claimed that it was a smart political move by the Premier to call a General Election about two years earlier than required.
They highlighted the chance for David Burt’s government to capitalise on the Covid-19 pandemic bounce caused by p...
DATE: Aug 24, 2020
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Politics
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A letter by the Premier to the Opposition leader posted on social media was condemned as a “cheap political PR stunt” by Craig Cannonier yesterday.
David Burt published the correspondence, addressed to Mr Cannonier, on Twitter “in the interest of tra...
DATE: Aug 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter