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Premier Paula Cox has put her party's faithful on alert that she is about to make “some bold steps” that may not be popular in some quarters.
She also told those who attended the Progressive Labour Party's 44th Annual Conference Banquet at Fairmont S...
DATE: Oct 31, 2011
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Shadow Health Minister Kathy Michelmore is to quit the Senate as she moves to Australia.
Senator Michelmore, who was sworn into the Upper House as one of the One Bermuda Alliance's first Senators in June, will leave with her Australian husband and ch...
DATE: Oct 31, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Dubbed by some the “Black Tony Blair” or “Britain’s Barack Obama”, British Labour MP David Lammy is set to deliver an election mode rallying call and perhaps a warning about the consequences of losing power to Progressive Labour Party supporters toni...
DATE: Oct 29, 2011
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As Premier Paula Cox completes her first anniversary in office, no one would disagree that it’s a rough time to be Premier of Bermuda. But few people could be found willing to discuss her tenure so far. For the most part, our request for frank assess...
DATE: Oct 29, 2011
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October 28, 2010: Paula Cox wins the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party by a landslide 124 votes against 39 for Terry Lister and two for Dale Butler. She pledges to restrain spending and make savings of at least $150 million in her first year...
DATE: Oct 29, 2011
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The One Bermuda Alliance yesterday urged Premier Paula Cox to “stop trying to cover up” breaches of Financial Instructions and hold Government officers accountable.
MPs Trevor Moniz and Bob Richards hit back at Cabinet Office’s claim confidentiality ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Pembroke South East voters may well have to choose between four candidates at the next general election, as businessman and political activist Raymond Davis, also known as Khalid Wasi, plans to run as an independent candidate.
“I’ve reached that stag...
DATE: Oct 27, 2011
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One of the Progressive Labour Party’s first candidates, Cecil V. Clarke, has died in Guyana, where he spent the final years of his life. He was 78.
Mr Clarke was one of the original Members of the Colonial Parliament for the PLP following the party’...
DATE: Oct 26, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
High-quality LED lights that meet stringent safety controls are “the way forward” for residents who want to slash their electricity bills.
This is the message from businessman Michael Burke who fears the Global House lighting scandal could have put p...
DATE: Oct 26, 2011
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One Bermuda Alliance Leader, Craig Cannonier yesterday promised that his party would eliminate age discrimination in the workplace, and ensure affordable and equitable health insurance and financial assistance for seniors.
But according to the ruling...
DATE: Oct 26, 2011
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