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Dennis Lister doesn’t like the term dynasty.
“It’s just a word that doesn’t suit me,” the veteran Sandys North Central MP said in an interview with The Royal Gazette.
“I look at what I do purely as public service — this is about serving people. If ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2017
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Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, sworn in yesterday as the Leader of the Opposition, also announced her Shadow Cabinet and a Senate team from which Michael Fahy was notably absent.
Mr Fahy, whose immigration policies were widely perceived as a liability when...
DATE: Jul 27, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party government is meeting with union leaders and international business representatives as it unveils specifics of its 100-day plan in stages over the days and weeks ahead, David Burt announced yesterday afternoon.
Speaking s...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Incoming Senator Jason Hayward has said he would remain committed to the interests of the workers he represents as a union leader should there be any conflict between his roles.
The president of the Bermuda Public Service Union, who was sworn in as S...
DATE: Jul 21, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
David Burt, Premier and Finance
David Burt has chosen to balance the two roles of Premier and Minister of Finance.
The Progressive Labour Party’s leader had been the Shadow Minister of Finance since 2012 and is a former party chairman.
The father of ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2017
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Politics
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Incoming education minister Diallo Rabain has said he is looking forward to turning his passion for education into making a real difference for the students of Bermuda.
He was sworn in yesterday afternoon along with ten other ministers and five sena...
DATE: Jul 21, 2017
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Politics
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New MP Wayne Caines and new senator Kathy Simmons were handed frontline portfolios as the Progressive Labour Party swore in its Cabinet team yesterday.
Mr Caines, one of the PLP’s big winners in Tuesday night’s General Election, gets the national sec...
DATE: Jul 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The person tipped to lead the One Bermuda Alliance must bridge the disconnect between the party and the people, the former chairman said.
Thad Hollis blamed Tuesday’s decisive General Election defeat on the party’s failure to connect with constituen...
DATE: Jul 20, 2017
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Politics
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Former premier Michael Dunkley said that Bermuda’s racial divide remained the “big issue in the room”.
In a statement posted to his Facebook page, Mr Dunkley — who resigned as One Bermuda Alliance leader on Wednesday — said there is “much work to do...
DATE: Jul 20, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bob Richards, the former deputy premier, is retiring from politics after his defeat at the polls.
He lost his Devonshire East seat to newcomer Christopher Famous, of the Progressive Labour Party, by 94 votes after a big turnout by voters in Constitue...
DATE: Jul 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil