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Senior Opposition members are said to want Senator Michael Dunkley to step down from the One Bermuda Alliance leadership race because of his long track record with the United Bermuda.
High-ranking members believe critics would dub the OBA a mere rein...
DATE: Sep 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A host of senior Progressive Labour Party MPs could be about to discover their political careers are near an end as a wave of new candidates look to oust them.
Former Premier Alex Scott yesterday confirmed he will stand down at the next general elect...
DATE: Sep 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Truckers last night rallied around Bermuda General Truckers Association president Richard Foggo in his campaign against illegal use of dumpsters.
Mr Foggo is planning court action to shut down companies which break the law by using dumpsters to carry...
DATE: Aug 31, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
There were more people employed in Government than international business last year according to new statistics, reversing the recent trend in Bermuda.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards said the news proves Government’s policies have been “job kil...
DATE: Aug 31, 2011
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Politics
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Dock managers expressed surprise they’re still waiting for arbitration to begin two weeks after Economy Minister Kim Wilson served a binding arbitration notice on their row with Bermuda Industrial Union.
For the third Sunday in succession, an overtim...
DATE: Aug 30, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The fledgling One Bermuda Alliance is facing a battle between the old and the new as it prepares its slate of candidates for the general election.
Young members are said to be keen for long-serving former United Bermuda Party MPs to step aside and gi...
DATE: Aug 30, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda needs to find a better way to resolve industrial disputes, according to the Bermuda Employers Council (BEC).
In a statement released last night, BEC President Keith Jensen said disputes, like those that have recently emerged on the Island’s d...
DATE: Aug 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new Centre for Justice will soon be up and running, to promote understanding of human rights and the law through education and advocacy.
The centre, which is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-partisan organisation, is the brainchild of former ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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An independent review of the prison service is to be carried out to address officers' safety concerns about Bermuda's “new breed of criminal”.
Attorney General and Minister of Justice Michael Scott has announced that all areas of the prison service ...
DATE: Aug 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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One Bermuda Alliance leadership contenders are said to be in talks over potential compromise deals to avoid any ugly battles at their first election in two weeks.
Former United Bermuda Party leader Michael Dunkley and former Bermuda Democratic Allian...
DATE: Aug 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
