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People in quarantine will not be allowed to attend polling stations to vote at the General Election on October 1.
The Parliamentary Registrar warned voters to prepare if they planned to be overseas at the end of the month.
Health officials said that ...
DATE: Sep 01, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Ernest Peets and Curtis Richardson were unveiled as Progressive Labour Party candidates for the General Election yesterday.
Dr Peets will compete in Smith’s North, where he lost to Michael Dunkley, of the One Bermuda Alliance, by 497 votes to 454 at ...
DATE: Sep 01, 2020
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Politics
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The One Bermuda Alliance claimed tax increases under the Progressive Labour Party have left Bermudians with less cash in their pockets.
But the PLP defended its tax policies, which it argued aimed to address inequality and gave breaks to small busine...
DATE: Aug 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Progressive Labour Party politician who sat in the House of Assembly for almost eight years announced yesterday that he will not stand in the October 1 General Election.
Rolfe Commissiong, who was the MP for Pembroke South East before Parliament wa...
DATE: Aug 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Controversy over absentee ballots for voters overseas flared up again this week after the One Bermuda Alliance criticised the Progressive Labour Party for a failure to fast-track the electoral change.
But the PLP highlighted other reforms it had intr...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Opposition has accused Cabinet ministers of misusing public funds to post political advertisements on social media before the General Election.
Trevor Moniz, the former Attorney-General who stepped down as an MP this month and is now acting chair...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A milestone will be marked on October 1 when voters with sight problems get their first chance to cast their ballots on their own in a General Election, a charity said yesterday.
Vision Bermuda, formerly the Bermuda Society for the Blind, announced t...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party has demanded an apology after it said that the Premier’s loyalty to Bermudians was questioned by an Opposition politician.
A PLP spokeswoman said the comment was made in a video posted on the One Bermuda Alliance Facebook...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Premier said last night he had asked for “an explanation” after a harassment accusation was made against a Progressive Labour Party MP in the last Parliament.
David Burt added: “I was made aware of these complaints at no time earlier than last we...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Education and the cost of living were among the priorities for two long-serving Progressive Labour Party members unveiled as candidates for the General Election yesterday.
Anthony Richardson, 56, a senator and junior minister, and former accountant-g...
DATE: Aug 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan