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Constituents of Pembroke South East, district 21, will now have just three candidates to choose from in the coming General Election.
Winfield (Chuck) Simpson has decided to drop out of the race he dropped into just a few weeks ago.
Mr Simpson told Th...
DATE: Nov 06, 2012
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Ed Bailey and Glen Smith have been confirmed as One Bermuda Alliance election candidates.
The OBA’s revamped website lists Mr Bailey as running in district 34, Sandys South Central, while Mr Smith will face off against Premier Paula Cox in district 1...
DATE: Nov 06, 2012
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Government has named Lucinda (Cindy) Pearman as the new Collector of Customs.
She takes over from Winnifred Fostine-DeSilva, who retired from the post in April after a 41-year career with the Customs Department.
Mrs Pearman began her career as a Cust...
DATE: Nov 06, 2012
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US residents on the Island are eagerly awaiting the results of today’s presidential election.
The election will be the culmination of a heated campaign between the incumbent President Barack Obama and the Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
Cortney Be...
DATE: Nov 06, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The House of Assembly may date back almost 400 years but has taken a step into the modern age, with proceedings now streamed on the internet.
Announcing the new move, Speaker of the House Stanley Lowe told Parliament that the stream can be accessed a...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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Government has pledged to replace Bermuda’s outdated Human Rights Act with broader legislation that addresses sexual orientation and age discrimination.
The current legislation “no longer meets the standard for human rights in a 21st century democrac...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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Politics
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Bermuda will return the Progressive Labour Party to Government at the next General Election, Premier Paula Cox told party supporters this weekend.
“We’re going to do some nation-building right here at home,” she said, quoting former South African pre...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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Government has pledged to provide a grant to the Bermuda Industrial Union Credit Union in the next fiscal year.
The amount of money to be given has yet to be stated.
Government announced in the Throne Speech on Friday that the grant was “in keeping w...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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Politics
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The Throne Speech provided Government with a platform to outline its plans — and gave MPs from both parties the chance to prove their fashion credibility too.
There was a parade of eye-catching hats, ties and waistcoats as Bermuda's elected represent...
DATE: Nov 03, 2012
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Politics
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Government announced a fairly substantial legislative agenda for the new parliamentary session yesterday, despite the imminence of a general election.
But Craig Cannonier, Leader of the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance, condemned the Speech from the T...
DATE: Nov 03, 2012
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