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Craig Cannonier’s spell as Premier of Bermuda ended as spectacularly as it began with the notorious Jetgate affair.
Mr Cannonier resigned in May 2014, 17 months after his glorious General Election victory, when it was revealed a group of United State...
DATE: Jan 10, 2020
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Renovations at Sessions House continue in efforts to have the home of the legislature ready for the 400th anniversary of Parliament this year.
Government said last September that the work included the replacement of windows as well as “health and saf...
DATE: Jan 08, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A key member and former treasurer and chairman of the Progressive Labour Party has died at 82.
Walter Byron was fondly remembered yesterday by Alex Scott, who served as premier for the PLP from 2003 to 2006, as “an unsung hero, the type of individual...
DATE: Jan 08, 2020
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The ruling Progressive Labour Party’s central committee held a lengthy meeting last night at Bermuda Industrial Union headquarters, with the party’s executive expected to outline its decisions in calling for the ousting of Damon Wade as party chairma...
DATE: Jan 07, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A member of the Progressive Labour Party executive has resigned.
Tarik Bean-Darrell, an assistant party organiser for the western constituencies, is said to have stepped down because of health issues.
It comes as the PLP prepares to hold an emergenc...
DATE: Jan 06, 2020
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Politics
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The Progressive Labour Party’s chairman faced calls to resign yesterday after he claimed he was owed a place in a “friends and family policy”.
Damon Wade said in an audio recording that “incompetence, arrogance and vindictiveness” had been deployed a...
DATE: Dec 24, 2019
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Politics
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Job satisfaction among the working population appears to have increased over the past year, the Minister for the Cabinet Office said yesterday
Wayne Furbert revealed that underemployment dropped by more than 10 per cent between May 2018 and May 2019,...
DATE: Dec 20, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Minister of Legal Affairs, issued an advisory about the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing faced by international jurisdictions.
• To read Kathy Lynn Simmons’s statement in full, click on the PDF under “Related...
DATE: Dec 19, 2019
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Politics
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News Staff
The Government and Opposition have clashed over the management of the economy.
Michael Dunkley, an opposition backbencher, told the House the Progressive Labour Party had done little to help struggling businesses since its election in July 2017.
Howe...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Officials investigating child abuse allegations have faced obstruction from staff at schools, the House of Assembly heard.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, tabled legislation making failure to comply with orders from the director of the Department...
DATE: Dec 16, 2019
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Politics
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