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A merger between Bermuda’s two opposition parties is almost certain to happen before the Budget is delivered on February 18, both sides confirmed yesterday.
Bermuda Democratic Alliance MP Shawn Crockwell told The Royal Gazette: “It’s going to certain...
DATE: Feb 03, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government has refused to give an update on former Premier Ewart Brown’s National Service plan.
Since November The Royal Gazette has asked several people for an update on the programme including Cabinet Secretary Donald Scott, Chief of Staff David Bu...
DATE: Feb 03, 2011
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Politics
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Premier Paula Cox yesterday announced the date of this year's Budget has been pushed back a week.
However Ms Cox did not give a reason when she said the Budget would now be delivered on February 18 instead of February 11.
In the Throne Speech she ple...
DATE: Feb 01, 2011
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Politics
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A possible merge between the two opposition parties will be discussed at a United Bermuda Party council meeting this week.
Chairwoman Jeanne Atherden said approximately 50 members of the party, including Members of Parliament and Senators, will meet ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2011
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Politics
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After seeing so many sworn opponents jump on board their bandwagon, some in the Progressive Labour Party are starting to wonder whether there's such a thing as political ideology in Bermuda any more.
Gone are the days when everyone knew where they st...
DATE: Jan 31, 2011
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Politics
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Fifty percent of voters are not confident in the direction Bermuda's economy is heading, according to a poll released this week.
While the number of those not confident in the economy increased from 37 percent in October the number of voters expressi...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Senior figures in the United Bermuda Party and the Bermuda Democratic Alliance have reached an agreement in principle to form a new Opposition, according to sources.
Some say an amalgamation is now just a matter of crossing the ‘T's and dotting the ‘...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The majority of voters remain opposed to Independence, according to a recent poll.
Seventy-three percent of persons surveyed by Mindmaps said they were against such a move.
The figure is the same as in an October survey.
As before, 14 percent of tho...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
She’s quickly become Bermuda’s most popular Premier in recent polling history, and has probably already won more compliments from the Opposition than her predecessor got in his entire term.
With an extremely tough Budget around the corner likely to t...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
More than half of voters think Bermuda's two Opposition parties should merge, according to a poll.
United Bermuda Party Senator Michael Dunkley was comfortably the nation's choice to lead the new entity, as insiders say talks continue between senior ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
