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Voter registration for the General Election will close on Monday next week at 5pm.
The Parliamentary Registry will be open to accept registration forms this Saturday, from 10am to 4pm, but will be closed on Sunday and Monday, which is a public holida...
DATE: Jun 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
July 18 is now the official date for the next General Election, Michael Dunkley announced Thursday night, just ahead of an Opposition vote of no confidence set for today.
Emphasising the One Bermuda Alliance’s record with the island’s economy, the Pr...
DATE: Jun 09, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Suzann Roberts-Holshouser and Sylvan Richards have confirmed they will fight to retain their eastern parish seats for the One Bermuda Alliance at the General Election.
Michael Dunkley took the occasion to hit back at Opposition criticism over debt in...
DATE: Jun 09, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Six of Mark Pettingill’s white constituents have lobbied him to support the ruling party if a vote of no confidence in the Government takes place tomorrow.
The independent MP, whose vote would most likely determine whether the motion succeeded or fai...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Independent candidates would stand little chance in a General Election in the face of the island’s entrenched political divide, according to several past contenders.
Voter discontent that boosted hopes for independents prior to the 2012 election has ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party issued a statement swift on the heels of the calling of a General Election for July 18, saying Michael Dunkley, the Premier, had “clearly” made the call to avoid a vote of no confidence in the House of Assembly.
It was a ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A guide to Bermuda’s new bribery legislation has been put together for commercial organisations.
Attorney-General Trevor Moniz issued the document so that companies can put procedures in place to “prevent persons associated with them from bribing”, a...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
David Burt has called on Michael Dunkley to call an election, declaring: “One way or another, the people will be heard.”
On the eve of his planned motion of no confidence in the Government, the Opposition leader said he wants the people to go to the ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Nandi Outerbridge and Kenneth Bascome will both defend their St George’s seats at the upcoming General Election.
The One Bermuda Alliance politicians were rolled out yesterday as candidates in St George’s West and St George’s North respectively.
Mich...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The General Election race for St George’s is locked in a dead heat, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette.
The One Bermuda Alliance and the Progressive Labour Party is each claiming 42 per cent of the votes in the East End parish that...
DATE: Jun 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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