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Thursday night outside Alaska Hall should have been the biggest celebration the Progressive Labour Party had held since their momentous party there on November 9, 1998, when they swept to power for the first time.
But within minutes of the polls clos...
DATE: Jul 26, 2003
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Government's youth coordinator has called for more extensive facilities for young people at Hamilton's main community centre.
Keith Smith said the Island was generally well served by three community centres offering youth programmes, but the faciliti...
DATE: Jul 26, 2003
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Jennifer Smith's days as Premier of Bermuda could be coming to a close as half of the PLP team who were elected on Thursday have refused to endorse her leadership or serve in the Cabinet.
The 22 PLP Members of Parliament who were elected on Thursday ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2003
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Few victories can seem as hollow today as Jennifer Smith's successful stewardship of the PLP's re-election on Thursday night.
While she took the plaudits in front of adoring PLP supporters who thronged Court Street, colleagues were actively plotting ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2003
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The 11 rebel PLP MPs are playing "high stakes political poker" in their bid to force Premier Jennifer Smith to step down, according to constitutional expert Tim Marshall.
Under the Bermuda Constitution, Governor Sir John Vereker must select as Premie...
DATE: Jul 26, 2003
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Premier Jennifer Smith unveiled a crisis Cabinet yesterday after a group of rebels, including some of her most important Ministers, refused to serve under her.
She admitted she had made offers to some of the dissidents but they had turned her down.
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DATE: Jul 26, 2003
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Election officials in Pembroke East might be better served weighing the PLP votes in future rather than counting them after PLP stalwart Ottiwell Simmons swept to victory last night.
Mr. Simmons took 82 percent of the vote in the heart of the seat wh...
DATE: Jul 25, 2003
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It might be said that a "Fox" was sent into the lion's den of Pembroke South East last night when the PLP's Ashfield DeVent defeated Lawrence "Rocky" Fox.
Mr. DeVent, who won more than 70 percent of the votes with 551 counted in his favour, was not s...
DATE: Jul 25, 2003
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Progressive Labour Party favourite Paula Cox enjoyed a landslide victory last night in Devonshire North West against the United Bermuda Party's Christian Dunleavy.
The results however came as no shock: "I thank my constituents for their support in De...
DATE: Jul 25, 2003
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Louise Jackson of the United Bermuda Party comfortably won district 20 Pembroke South West last night.
Mrs. Jackson took 698 votes, with Progressive Labour Party candidate Neville T. Darrell trailing well behind with 155 votes.
Mrs. Jackson, the foun...
DATE: Jul 25, 2003
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