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UBP leader Kim Swan made a last-minute bid to convince members to join forces with businessman Harold Darrell instead of the BDA.
Mr Swan said the UBP had become “preoccupied with the BDA” and pleaded with them to embrace another party that “represen...
DATE: May 13, 2011
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Rebel UBP members admit last-minute legal proceedings will probably change very little apart from their conscience.
Those responsible for the temporary court injunction, which has stalled the party’s planned merger, admit “it’s about principle and p...
DATE: May 13, 2011
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It has taken about ten years of talking but transport and union bosses still can’t reach an agreement on the new bus timetable.
Transport Minister Terry Lister has announced that the decade-long dispute will now have to be settled by independent arbi...
DATE: May 13, 2011
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The formal merger between the United Bermuda Party (UBP) and the Bermuda Democratic Alliance (BDA) was delayed last night, according to UBP MP John Barritt.
Speaking to The Royal Gazette, Mr Barritt said that the launch of the new party, which had be...
DATE: May 12, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A handful of UBP members yesterday obtained a temporary court injunction that could potentially stall their party's planned merger with the BDA.
The writ which led to the injunction was filed earlier in the day by Opposition leader Kim Swan, UBP MP C...
DATE: May 11, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
MP Charlie Swan says he remains undecided whether to represent Bermuda’s new political party, One Bermuda Alliance (OBA).
The United Bermuda Party MP says he has not been involved in merger talks and he does not yet know “which hook to place my hat o...
DATE: May 10, 2011
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Politics
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New political party One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) has vowed to “represent all Bermudians from all walks of life” regardless of race and class.
The United Bermuda Party and the Bermuda Democratic Alliance will merge next week with the new party’s draft c...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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Politics
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Premier Paula Cox is understood to be moving to the official residence of Clifton after Deputy Governor David Arkley was asked to move out.
Ms Cox is believed to be making plans to move having expressed her interest in the Government-owned property w...
DATE: May 06, 2011
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Politics
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Former Progressive Labour Party Senator Phil Perinchief is warning the One Bermuda Alliance could cash in on a growing perception the ruling party is failing badly.
Mr Perinchief urged his PLP colleagues not to dismiss the OBA an amalgamation of the ...
DATE: May 05, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Elder statesman Quinton Edness believes the United Bermuda Party could have won the next election if it hadn’t disbanded.
The former UBP Minister claims the 47-year-old party still had tremendous support and could have capitalised on the public’s dis...
DATE: May 05, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
