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Premier Paula Cox shared the stage with former US President Bill Clinton for almost an hour yesterday, after taking on the formidable task of introducing the popular former US President and great orator as the keynote speaker for the C3 Summit on US-...
DATE: Sep 14, 2012
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The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has failed again to present its plans for dealing with the national debt, according to the ruling party.
In a statement released by the Progressive Labour Party yesterday Neville Tyrell, candidate for district 11, ...
DATE: Sep 13, 2012
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Politics
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Ashfield DeVent, MP for Pembroke South East, is being urged to run for office after this newspaper's report on Andre Curtis' campaign in the district.
Mr DeVent would only say that he had been called by a handful of people when contacted by The Royal...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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Politics
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Government must do more to support Bermuda’s businesses in order to build the economy and tackle rising debt, according to the United Bermuda Party.
UBP financial spokesman Charlie Swan said yesterday that international businesses leaving the Island ...
DATE: Sep 11, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Just months after being released from prison, Andre Curtis is campaigning to be elected to parliament.
Mr Curtis has been handing out campaign flyers to residents of district 21, or Pembroke South East, according to reports.
His promises include a “s...
DATE: Sep 11, 2012
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Politics
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The ruling Progressive Labour Party has again criticised the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance for having “no solutions and no ideas” in the wake of the OBA's recent press conference on the economy.
Last week Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards and OB...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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Politics
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New Consul General Robert Settje is drawing on personal experience when he says gun trouble is best tackled by peaceful talks.
Mr Settje, who has arrived in Bermuda as the official United States representative, was part of a SWAT team subjected to op...
DATE: Sep 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has sacked Henry Bellingham in a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle.
Mr Cameron replaced the former junior Minister who had responsibility for the Overseas Territories, with Mark Simmonds, the 48-year-old Conservative Part...
DATE: Sep 07, 2012
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Politics
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A delegation of four MPs from Bermuda will head to Sri Lanka next week to attend the 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meeting.
Led by House of Assembly Speaker Stanley Lowe, the delegation will attend several workshops and talks at the con...
DATE: Sep 06, 2012
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Politics
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Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons is urging Government to ease school uniform requirements to help parents strapped for cash in the economic crisis.
Dr Gibbons suggested rules could be relaxed on a temporary basis, allowing regulation sweaters ...
DATE: Sep 04, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith