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The official launch of the One Bermuda Alliance was one of the “worst kept secrets in Bermuda.”
Yesterday’s press conference turned out to be more of a formal procedure than an eagerly anticipated launch of the Island’s new political party.
There was...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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Southampton MP Charlie Swan yesterday said he’ll let the people decide whether he continues to fight on with the seemingly doomed United Bermuda Party.
Mr Swan and former Opposition leader Kim Swan are the last two MPs standing in the party members v...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Members of the Bermuda Public Services Union last night agreed three-to-one to accept a 1.25 percent pay increase for civil servants closing months of often contentious negotiations with Government.
“We had 485 people vote, and 75 percent of them vot...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The One Bermuda Alliance has officially been launched with John Barritt as leader and Craig Cannonier as deputy leader.
The much-talked-about political party aims to bring all walks of life together for “a new beginning in politics.”
The party’s Sena...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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Politics
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UBP leader Kim Swan says he is “very uncomfortable” about seven former UBP MPs “jumping ship without being true to their constituents.”
Mr Swan has voiced his concerns about whether his former colleagues did things “decently and in order.”
He said h...
DATE: May 17, 2011
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Politics
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BPSU president Kevin Grant says today’s secret ballot will “bring closure” to about eight months of negations with Government.
About 100 members attended yesterday’s after-work meeting to hear the history of negotiations between the Bermuda Public Se...
DATE: May 17, 2011
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Politics
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The One Bermuda Alliance will be launched today with John Barritt at the helm after a mass walkout by seven UBP MPs and two UBP Senators.
The shock resignations have paved the way for the formation of the OBA as the politicians are now “free to act a...
DATE: May 17, 2011
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Politics
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Rebel UBP members could completely axe their party’s merger if they resort to obtaining a permanent injunction.
The handful of UBP members, led by leader Kim Swan, are to meet today to discuss the possibility of permanently trying to halt the merger ...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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Politics
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Former National Security Minister David Burch has been appointed chairman of the Parole Board.
He was appointed by Justice Minister Michael Scott, to serve for a term of three years from April 29.
The move is tantamount to a switch of roles between t...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New laws to tighten up the adoption of children from overseas have been tabled in the House of Assembly.
The Adoption of Children Amendment Bill 2011 aims to bring the Island in line with international standards in governing adoption.
The new rules ...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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