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Michael Scott, the veteran MP and former senator, said he will use his role as chairman of the Law Reform Commission to help stamp out discrimination as he announced his retirement from frontline politics.
Mr Scott in 2016 voted against the Matrimo...
DATE: Sep 05, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
People in quarantine will be able to vote in the General Election without going to a polling station, it was confirmed last night.
A spokeswoman for the Parliamentary Registry said: “Quarantined voters are invited to vote in with the sick and shut-i...
DATE: Sep 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Former Progressive Labour Party leader Marc Bean has launched a third force in politics — and his new Free Democratic Movement said it planned to field candidates in the General Election next month.
The new party’s website said: “To enjoy a peaceful ...
DATE: Sep 05, 2020
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Politics
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The leader of the One Bermuda Alliance yesterday praised workers and the labour movement on the eve of the Labour Day weekend.
Craig Cannonier said that the efforts of labour leaders had bettered the lives of Bermudians, including members of the OBA,...
DATE: Sep 05, 2020
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Politics
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A pastor announced yesterday that she will stand as an independent in the General Election.
The Reverend Maria Seaman said she wanted to have the integrity of her own voice in her attempt to represent the constituents of Warwick North Central.
She ex...
DATE: Sep 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
General Election candidates who watched close relatives campaign for office were announced by the Progressive Labour Party yesterday.
Ianthia Simmons-Wade, the widow of Frederick Wade, a former PLP leader, will stand in Warwick North East, which was ...
DATE: Sep 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Leader of the Opposition showed support yesterday for a Progressive Labour Party backbencher who quit as a General Election candidate after a harassment incident from two years ago was publicised.
Craig Cannonier appealed to politicians to work t...
DATE: Sep 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The Attorney-General will stand in the Sandys North seat for the Progressive Labour Party after veteran politician Michael Scott announced his retirement from politics.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, also the Minister of Legal Affairs and a senator in the last ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Another One Bermuda Alliance veteran is to step away from politics, it was revealed yesterday.
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has stood down from Paget West in favour of Jarion Richardson, who sat in the Senate for the OBA in the last Parliament.
Catherine ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The General Election will not be dampened by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Crystal Caesar and Tinée Furbert, of the Progressive Labour Party.
The pair said the PLP had demonstrated a record of bringing forward legislation to improve the lives of famili...
DATE: Sep 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff