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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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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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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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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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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
The United Bermuda Party was founded on August 21, 1964, marking the beginning of a fierce, often bitter, two-horse race which would consume Bermuda’s political scene for nearly four decades.
A year earlier, the Progressive Labour Party had become th...
DATE: May 05, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The United Bermuda Party last night voted to disband and join forces with the Bermuda Democratic Alliance.
Central committee members voted 68 to 14 in favour of forming the One Bermuda Alliance by reuniting with their former colleagues who broke away...
DATE: May 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox’s admission she can’t guarantee all jobs are safe has underlined the importance of Bermuda Industrial Union filing its accounts, according to Bermuda Democratic Alliance chairman Michael Fahy.
Mr Fahy has repeatedly called for the B...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Cabinet Minister Neletha Butterfield threatened to boycott an AME Church event after she and Acting Premier Derrick Burgess were asked to sit in the second row for a Mount Zion service.
Ms Butterfield and the Deputy Premier were deeply upset to be di...
DATE: Apr 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
It’s business as normal for the Progressive Labour Party as it dismisses the emergence of new political party One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) as “a non-issue.”
Most PLP politicians and supporters have today played down the significance of the merger betwe...
DATE: Apr 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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