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Sandys North may have just played host to the biggest sporting event in Bermuda’s history, but constituents still have mixed feelings about what the America’s Cup meant for them.
And there is no shortage of other issues affecting residents of Consti...
DATE: Jul 11, 2017
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The Opposition went on the offensive against the ruling One Bermuda Alliance yesterday, with three candidates berating the governing party’s record on immigration, jobs and transparency.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, accused the ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Finance minister Bob Richards hit out at the Opposition’s economic track record at a press conference yesterday.
He slammed the Progressive Labour Party for overspending its annual budget for five consecutive years, to the tune of $418 million, compa...
DATE: Jul 11, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The One Bermuda Alliance pledged to prioritise seniors as part of an election campaign that will work to drive down health costs while incentivising the creation of care facilities and home care provision.
Health and seniors minister Jeanne Atherden...
DATE: Jul 11, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Rising healthcare costs have been highlighted repeatedly during the past five years, with the health and seniors minister warning last year that they had risen to “unsustainable levels”.
During the Health Action Plan launch in January 2016, Jeanne At...
DATE: Jul 10, 2017
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Politics
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Healthcare costs will be the next government’s number-one challenge, according to economist Peter Everson.
He warned that because of the island’s ageing population, costs will continue to rise if there is no policy intervention.
“Demographic challen...
DATE: Jul 10, 2017
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Politics
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In 2012 the battle for Pembroke Central came down to just six votes, with Progressive Labour Party stalwart Walton Brown squeezing his way into Parliament ahead of One Bermuda Alliance newcomer Andrew Simons.
This month Mr Simons and Mr Brown go head...
DATE: Jul 10, 2017
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Politics
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Pembroke West Central could be one of the seats that swings the election on July 18, with the incumbent MP David Burt having a majority of less than 100.
The Progressive Labour Party leader is going head-to-head with the One Bermuda Alliance’s Nick K...
DATE: Jul 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The two candidates vying for the seat of Pembroke West Central appear to have much in common: both are highly educated, dynamic young men in their thirties who run businesses and have the energy to spend their spare time knocking on doors in their co...
DATE: Jul 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Two of the island’s leading environmental advocates have touched upon a pair of unrealised promises made by the One Bermuda Alliance 4½ years ago, and offered their insight on the greatest issues facing the island that the next government must addres...
DATE: Jul 07, 2017
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Politics
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