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Rolfe Commissiong, the former Progressive Labour Party MP who went public this week over his rift with David Burt, the Premier, insisted last night that there was support for his cause within the party.
Mr Commissiong spoke out this week over the pub...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
All eyes will be on the East End tomorrow with the historic 400th anniversary of Parliament celebrated in the Town of St George, where it was first held.
St George’ mayor George Dowling called it “a major coup” for the Olde Towne.
He added: “We’re v...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The chairman of an insurance company group has been appointed as an independent member of the Senate, it was announced this morning.
John Wight, the chief executive officer at BF&M, will fill the seat vacated by James Jardine, who stepped down after ...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Speech from the Throne sounds impressive — it is meant to be — and far less ceremonial than the ceremony in which it is wrapped. It is the centrepiece of a longstanding parliamentary tradition that marks the opening of a new legislative session; ...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
The Progressive Labour Party has congratulated Cole Simons on becoming leader of the One Bermuda Alliance.
A PLP spokeswoman said: “We look forward to a robust debate on how to reshape our economy in the aftermath of Covid-19.
“First elected in 1998...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A commitment to change immigration policy is one of the key factors needed to boost Bermuda’s jobs market, the just-retired vice-president of the Senate has said.
But James Jardine added that a balance had to be struck between attracting non-Bermudia...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two former One Bermuda Alliance election candidates will go head-to-head to claim the party’s top behind-the-scenes post.
Justin Mathias and Catherine Kempe put their names forward for the chairman’s role before the deadline for nominations last Frid...
DATE: Oct 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Royal Gazette, in conjunction with the Washington Post News Service and Bloomberg News, will be offering The Washington Post’s livestream programming of the final presidential debate of 2020.
Tonight, President Donald Trump and Democratic nom...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
RG Live
Our Senate was recently the object of attention, but sadly the focus wasn’t on the role it plays in our system of governance and whether it could benefit from reform.
Pity that.
The issue of reform is worth examination, particularly in the context ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
A dozen House of Assembly seats could have been won by the One Bermuda Alliance and two by the Free Democratic Movement in last week’s General Election under a proportional representation voting system, a political pundit has claimed.
Phil Perinchief...
DATE: Oct 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter