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Wayne Scott believes the PLP cares more about attacking the OBA, and staying in power, than it does about the people of Bermuda.
Mr Scott, the Opposition candidate for Warwick North Central, said there was a deep disconnect between Government and the...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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The mother of a young heroin addict who died recently has spoken of her heart-rending battle to save him from his demons.
Lynn Spencer said she felt alone and let down by the system when dealing with son Christopher’s five-year battle with drugs.
He...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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The latest in The Royal Gazette’s series on marginal constituencies, Owain Johnston-Barnes takes a look at St David’s.
The largest constituency in terms of voter numbers, St David’s was one of the areas most affected by changes to the electoral boun...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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A Senator watched as another Senator’s employee was beaten up in front of shocked customers at a Hamilton store.
A source told The Royal Gazette that a 20-year-old man working for Dunkley’s Dairy — run by Opposition Senator Michael Dunkley — was “jum...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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Bermuda’s rehabilitation centres aren’t meeting the needs of the Island’s drug users, says the mother of a young addict who died recently.
Lynn Spencer had no idea where to turn for help when she learned her son Christopher was addicted to heroin.
“H...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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The OBA this afternoon claimed a PLP pledge to create thousands of jobs was not backed by any plan.
Shadow Finance Minister (ET) Bob Richards issued a statement saying the PLP needed to “challenged on the gap between their rhetoric and reality”.
The ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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Premier Paula Cox this afternoon urged voters “not to turn the clock back” at vote PLP on Monday.
Ms Cox released a statement saying “this is the most important election since that historic day in November 1998”.
The statement said:
When you go to th...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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A vote for an independent is a vote for “real and meaningful change,” according a statement from the group of independent candidates.
David Petty, candidate for Pembroke South West, said in a statement on behalf of the group of 15 independent general...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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The One Bermuda Alliance holds a 13 percent lead over the PLP, according to a poll conducted for The Royal Gazette.
And the poll also shows that there could be a big turnout on Monday with 90 percent of registered voters saying they will cast a vote....
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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The Coalition for the Protection of Children has renewed the call to outlaw corporal punishment following the report of an alleged assault of a 13-year-old schoolgirl by a private school employee.
The employee in question, who was arrested for questi...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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