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The Free Democratic Movement has promised to use green energy to reduce the cost of living in its General Election platform.
The FDM said: “Energy costs in Bermuda are prohibitive and will remain high as long as we are trapped by our dependency on fo...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda must seek opportunity from the Covid-19 pandemic, the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance said last night.
Craig Cannonier added that the lockdown of Bermuda’s borders because of the coronavirus was a “major, major” challenge that will make pr...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Specialist signature schools will be introduced in the 2021-22 school year, the education minister has promised.
Diallo Rabain said that the Ministry of Education hoped to open two of the schools by September next year after “widespread public consul...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020
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Politics
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Private investment will drive many of the projects promised in the Progressive Labour Party’s platform for the October 1 General Election, the Premier said last night.
David Burt explained that the PLP had put together a collaborative document with i...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Leaders of the island’s political parties pushed messages of unity and building a better future in a pre-election forum last night.
Topics covered included education, the economy, healthcare reform and the environment in panel interviews set up by Co...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda faces a “thunderstorm”, according to Marc Bean, the leader of the Free Democratic Movement, who called 2020 a “perilous time” needing steady leadership.
The new party came about when David Burt, the Premier, opted to “subject Bermuda to the e...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David Burt insisted that Bermuda cannot take Bermuda to independence without a referendum.
The Premier was speaking at a motorcade and drive-in General Election rally held by the Progressive Labour Party on Saturday evening.
It came a day after Oppos...
DATE: Sep 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, has branded the Free Democratic Movement’s stance on wearing face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic as “dangerous”.
He was speaking after Marc Bean, the leader of the new political party, was interviewed by Trevor L...
DATE: Sep 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Social justice and the health of Bermudians are two of the key priorities in Ianthia Simmons-Wade’s General Election campaign.
Ms Simmons-Wade, appointed a government senator last December, is running in Warwick North East against the One Bermuda All...
DATE: Sep 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The One Bermuda Alliance has revealed its “social contract” with the island — and said it was something “all Bermudians can believe in”.
A message from Craig Cannonier, the party’s leader, told the public the election platform was “a reflection of yo...
DATE: Sep 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter