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South, David Burch, leaped into the number two spot early in the General Election count and trailed just behind UBP veteran C.V. (Jim) Woolridge. It also stated that UBP MP Trevor Moniz crept up, winning second place by just 20 votes.
But Mr. Burch w...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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But the wait for election results was long for party faithful.
Despite having only 1,661 registered votes, the final count did not reach the ecstatic ears of an overwhelmingly PLP crowd until almost midnight.
Only a handful of dedicated voters were l...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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And the message to the three challengers was quite clear as Jennifer Smith topped the polls with 773 votes and her first-time running mate Delaey Robinson came in second on 693, 150 votes more than Kim Swan of the UBP in third place.
Swan colleague R...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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in past elections.
The margins between the victors in this split-seat constituency in the last election had been slim with fewer than 70 votes between the four major candidates.
Former UBP senior statesman Irving Pearman topped the polls in the 1993 ...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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The Progressive Labour Party, the seemingly eternal bridesmaid of Bermudian politics, at last got to the altar with the local electorate last night, scoring a handy -- and historic -- victory against the United Bermuda Party.
The two party platforms ...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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The Progressive Labour Party last night made history -- and ended 30 years of UBP rule with a crushing 26-14 landslide and 54 percent of the national vote.
A wave of emotion swamped the UBP's strategy of stressing the economy and the fragility of the...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
PLP veteran Eugene Cox and Dennis Lister were hardly challenged for the second election running as their UBP rivals went down by a two-to-one margin.
Mr. Lister again led the polls with 1,252 votes with Mr. Cox just eight votes back at 1,244.
Perenni...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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Independent Kenny Bascome conceded defeat at the second count and left the St.
George's North Polling Station at East End Primary with PLP's Delaey Robinson already leading by a whopping 300 votes.
Robinson met him at the door to try to clear the air...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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in a constituency where he has no candidates standing.
But Mr. Jeffers -- registered in Pembroke East Central -- refused to say how he will cast his vote.
He said: "Listen, if I see a little fly on the wall before I place my X, I'm going to smash it....
DATE: Nov 09, 1998
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to kick off this week.
The aptly-themed "War on Drugs'' -- which will be held on Wednesday and Thursday at the CedarBridge Academy -- is Pride's thirteenth Youth to Youth gathering for high school students.
Those interested in participating can regis...
DATE: Nov 09, 1998
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