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The One Bermuda Alliance’s failure to heed the island’s social issues has been criticised by election contender Rodney Smith, who accused the party of ducking cold truths on race, education and economic inequality.
Calling for a brutally honest conve...
DATE: Jul 28, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dennis Lister doesn’t like the term dynasty.
“It’s just a word that doesn’t suit me,” the veteran Sandys North Central MP said in an interview with The Royal Gazette.
“I look at what I do purely as public service — this is about serving people. If ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2017
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Politics
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The Bermuda Government stands to gain millions of dollars through the Lahey Clinic and Port Royal Golf Course lawsuits, according to Trevor Moniz, who urged the Progressive Labour Party to continue proceedings.
In a statement yesterday, the former At...
DATE: Jul 27, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, sworn in yesterday as the Leader of the Opposition, also announced her Shadow Cabinet and a Senate team from which Michael Fahy was notably absent.
Mr Fahy, whose immigration policies were widely perceived as a liability when...
DATE: Jul 27, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former premier Michael Dunkley said the One Bermuda Alliance could have done more to support black Bermudians, but were limited by economic constraints.
Asked about criticism that the OBA did not do enough to help black Bermudians, he said it was a “...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Former premier Michael Dunkley has said he has stepped away from the political frontline in the wake of the One Bermuda Alliance’s “crushing” loss at the polls.
While Mr Dunkley said he will continue to represent his constituency in the House of Asse...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Progressive Labour Party government is meeting with union leaders and international business representatives as it unveils specifics of its 100-day plan in stages over the days and weeks ahead, David Burt announced yesterday afternoon.
Speaking s...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin’s political experience, tempered by calm, is credited with securing her the support of the 12 remaining One Bermuda Alliance MPs as acting leader, while the new Opposition assesses its future.
Ms Gordon-Pamplin was selected as...
DATE: Jul 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party stormed to victory in the 2017 General Election with the most votes ever won under Bermuda’s parliamentary system.
The new ruling party got 20,059 votes across the country on Tuesday: almost 59 per cent of the popular vot...
DATE: Jul 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin and Sylvan Richards have been announced as interim leader and interim deputy leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, after the party’s members convened last night.
The announcement from Lynne Woolridge, chairwoman of the OBA, came...
DATE: Jul 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell