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A split in the One Bermuda Alliance has widened after Craig Cannonier replaced Jeanne Atherden as Opposition leader, party insiders said yesterday.
One source predicted that Mr Cannonier, who led the party to victory at the polls in 2012, would launc...
DATE: Sep 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
David Burt, the Premier, beat the drum for Bermuda as a financial technology centre at a conference in New York City this week.
Mr Burt had a “fireside chat” with Mercina Tillemann-Dick, chief operating officer of the Global Blockchain Business Counc...
DATE: Sep 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The acting party leader of the One Bermuda Alliance last night disputed a claim by outgoing chairman Justin Mathias that “proper process” was not followed in the removal of Jeanne Atherden as Opposition leader.
Leah Scott, who became interim party le...
DATE: Sep 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Former Opposition leader Jeanne Atherden has said she regretted a rift with Nick Kempe, who quit as One Bermuda Alliance chairman after he was axed from a seat in the Senate.
Ms Atherden, who resigned as party leader last week after eight of her ten ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Craig Cannonier pledged to reveal all about the Jetgate scandal that wrecked his premiership four years ago as he was sworn in as Opposition leader yesterday.
Mr Cannonier made a “humble apology” for the affair as he became Leader of the Opposition f...
DATE: Sep 25, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The man who became the first One Bermuda Alliance premier will be sworn in as Opposition leader today.
Craig Cannonier confirmed he will replace Jeanne Atherden, who resigned last week after eight of the 11 OBA MPs registered a vote of no confidence ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The One Bermuda Alliance has to dump MPs inherited from the old United Bermuda Party or die, its former chairman warned yesterday.
Nick Kempe quit as head of the OBA executive after Jeanne Atherden, who resigned as leader in the wake of a vote of no ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The sacking of an up-and-coming senator helped spark a rebellion to unseat Opposition leader Jeanne Atherden, a party insider said yesterday.
The One Bermuda Alliance member said that the firing of Nick Kempe, who resigned as party chairman after Ms ...
DATE: Sep 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Craig Cannonier resigned as Premier of Bermuda in May 2014 after the “Jetgate” scandal engulfed him and his party.
As well as ending his short-lived stint as leader of the country, the controversy led to a police investigation into donations made to ...
DATE: Sep 21, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Outgoing Opposition leader Jeanne Atherden did not see herself as leader of the country, she told The Royal Gazette only a few months ago.
Asked if she viewed herself as the next premier, in July, Ms Atherden replied: “No.”
She explained she saw hers...
DATE: Sep 21, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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