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The Progressive Labour Party has expressed its “deep concern” that Bermuda has slipped back into “recession”.
Gross domestic product fell 2.4 per cent after inflation in the fourth quarter of last year, compared to the same period in 2015, following ...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Kim Swan has been named as the Progressive Labour Party’s General Election candidate for St George’s West.
Mr Swan, the former leader of the United Bermuda Party, was unveiled at a press conference at Mullet Bay Park yesterday and will fight for the ...
DATE: May 04, 2017
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Politics
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Zane DeSilva, Wayne Furbert, Lovitta Foggo, Rolfe Commissiong and Diallo Rabain are among those with new responsibilities in a revised Shadow Cabinet.
Mr DeSilva takes on public safety, a role previously falling under the duties of deputy leader Walt...
DATE: May 04, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Progress may finally be happening in St George’s but, according to Renee Ming, voters remain concerned about a lack of inclusiveness from the One Bermuda Alliance.
Ms Ming was yesterday unveiled as the Progressive Labour Party General Election candid...
DATE: May 03, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Senator Jeff Baron attended a seniors tea yesterday as part of Corrections Week.
Mr Baron, Minister of National Security, attended the event held at the First Church of God on North Shore Road.
Approximately 90 seniors were in attendance to enjoy r...
DATE: May 02, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Progressive Labour Party has called on Wayne Scott to resign from Parliament over his move to the Casino Gaming Commission branding it an egregious and untenable conflict.
The Opposition said that Mr Scott’s appointment as chief technical officer...
DATE: Apr 28, 2017
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Politics
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The Opposition has defended its proposal for a lottery to benefit the island’s young athletes, after Nandi Outerbridge, Minister of Social Development and Sport, branded the idea “misguided”.
The remarks came from Michael Weeks, the shadow minister, ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Lahey Hospital and Medical Centre has urged a federal judge to dismiss the Bermuda Government’s “frivolous” lawsuit, claiming its arrangement with the island is legal and routine.
The Massachusetts clinic has filed its response to a civil complaint w...
DATE: Apr 15, 2017
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Politics
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Opposition Leader David Burt visited New York this week for a series of meetings aimed at boosting investment in Bermuda.
Mr Burt shared the Progressive Labour Party’s Vision 2025 plans at a lunch with officers of the New York Society of Security Ana...
DATE: Apr 09, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Randy Horton, the Speaker of the House, said that the decision for Parliament to go ahead after he initially postponed it because of protests on December 2 was entirely his own.
“I was not pressured in any way,” Mr Horton said. “But certainly it was ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell