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Michael Fahy, the Minister for Home Affairs, has dismissed claims that a new immigration policy is designed to increase the One Bermuda Alliance’s voting base.
Last Friday, Senator Fahy announced new measures to allow residents who have lived on the ...
DATE: Feb 08, 2016
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The Progressive Labour Party’s by-election victory dealt good press to its leader along with a stinging rebuke to the Bermuda Government over the state of the economy, according to a PLP source.
Meanwhile Glenn Blakeney, the former MP for Devonshire ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Long-term residents will be given increased rights to apply for permanent residency and Bermudian status under new proposals outlined by the Bermuda Government.
The move will allow residents who have lived on the island for 20 years to gain status, w...
DATE: Feb 06, 2016
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Diallo Rabain stormed to victory by a decisive margin for the Progressive Labour Party last night in Devonshire North Central, where he took 56 per cent of the vote.
Mr Rabain hailed his win over the One Bermuda Alliance’s Andrew Simons, at 461 votes...
DATE: Feb 05, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A redeveloped airport could sustain Bermuda for the next 100 years, a spokesman for the site’s proposed construction firm claimed last night.
Residents attended the Anglican Cathedral Hall in Hamilton for the third of three meetings on the $249 mill...
DATE: Feb 05, 2016
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A special delegates’ conference to determine the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party could be on the cards as the required minimum number of branches have signed up in support.
It is also understood that 11 African Methodist Episcopal churches...
DATE: Feb 04, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An open meeting on the island’s airport redevelopment plan featured a sceptical and often heated crowd for a second night.
Craig Looby, a developer with the Urban Maximum Industries, Inc (UMI), rose at last night’s forum at Penno’s Wharf, St George’s...
DATE: Feb 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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DATE: Feb 04, 2016
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Politics
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Bermudians angry at the $249 million airport redevelopment agreement descended on St David’s last night to voice their numerous concerns.
The meeting at Clearwater Middle School was intended to seek feedback on issues to consider in the Environmenta...
DATE: Feb 03, 2016
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Politics
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Sources with connections to the Progressive Labour Party expressed disappointment after rebel Opposition MPs, Wayne Furbert and Walton Brown, had their posts on the Boundaries Commission revoked at the behest of the Leader of the Opposition.
Governm...
DATE: Feb 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell