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Michael Dunkley has resigned as leader of the One Bermuda Alliance.
Mr Dunkley this afternoon declined to comment on the reports until he can confer with his colleagues within the party.
He added that he is taking time to reflect on the “devastating ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bob Richards, the former deputy premier, is retiring from politics after his defeat at the polls.
He lost his Devonshire East seat to newcomer Christopher Famous, of the Progressive Labour Party, by 94 votes after a big turnout by voters in Constitue...
DATE: Jul 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
St George’s West saw a massive victory for the Progressive Labour Party’s Kim Swan in a seat that was only won by four votes by the party’s main rival in the last election.
This time around, the PLP took 330 votes more than the One Bermuda Alliance, ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Progressive Labour Party has clinched a hugely convincing General Election victory, with Bob Richards the greatest casualty for the One Bermuda Alliance.
Christopher Famous defeated the former finance minister 513 to 419 in Devonshire East to rec...
DATE: Jul 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
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The Royal Gazette will provide updated reports on our website throughout the ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2017
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Politics
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The Parliamentary Registrar is reminding registered voters of the locations of all polling stations for Tuesday’s General Election.
All polling stations will be open from 8am to 8pm.
Registered voters must bring accepted forms of identification: a ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Both political parties failed to canvass half of registered voters in the past four months, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette last week.
Asked how often their One Bermuda Alliance candidate had visited them since March, 58 per cen...
DATE: Jul 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Court Street erupted with joy last night as thousands of PLP supporters celebrated an overwhelming victory.
Decked in green T-shirts, many of the party’s faithful launched the festivities long before the official results were announced.
All of the vi...
DATE: Jul 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Michael Dunkley called on Bermudians to return the OBA to office tomorrow as the island goes to the polls.
In the final party press conference before election day, the premier noted the OBA’s record on tourism and improving the economy.
“We have made...
DATE: Jul 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The One Bermuda Alliance will give churches the legal right to refuse to conduct same-sex marriages if it is re-elected.
The party’s platform states: “We will introduce legislation to protect churches from being forced to perform any services that ar...
DATE: Jul 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways