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There were only two independent candidates in yesterday's General Election and by all accounts they did not perform as well as some would have thought.
It had been suggested that perceived discontent with the leadership of Premier Ewart Brown and the...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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The Progressive Labour Party was swept back into power last night taking out Opposition leader Michael Dunkley in a virtual carbon copy of the 2003 election result.
The party picked up 22 seats while the UBP won just 14 — losing not only their leader...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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Given another shot at power the PLP will want to hit the ground running in its third term to keep the momentum for change going.
Free Bermuda College education should be relatively easy to administer as should free bus and ferry transport, giving the...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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There were only two independent candidates in yesterday's General Election and by all accounts they did not perform as well as some would have thought.
It had been suggested that perceived discontent with the leadership of Premier Ewart Brown and the...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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Government romped home with a third more seats than the Opposition last night, but only five percent more of the popular vote.
In the first-past-the-post system the UBP may have gained 47.25 percent of the electorate's support — compared to 52.35 for...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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A loud calypso version of Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow was playing as Michael Dunkley made his way out of the United Bermuda Party's post-election party last night — and, if nothing else, it at least drowned out the sound of Progressive Labour Par...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Voters across the board had very different reactions to the PLP winning the general election for the third time in a row, but everyone agreed because the people voted, it is the Government of choice.
This newspaper called registered voters of both pa...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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It was like a scene from a film when Michael Douglas turned out to vote in Warwick North Central. He simply walked past the two policemen who didn't even say good day to him. No other voters were coming in at that time.
The two people at the PLP tent...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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United Bermuda Party candidate Darius Tucker retained his party's seat, beating Wayne Caines by 127 votes, a slightly larger majority than that enjoyed by his predecessor, Maxwell Burgess in 2003.
Both candidates in this election were running for the...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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Two break-ins were reported to Police on Thursday.
A home on Vesey Street was targeted, with the thieves making away with a flat-screen TV and a laptop as well as a Christmas gift.
The complainant told Police that they left their Devonshire home secu...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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