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OBA candidate Gaylynne Cannonier hopes to establish a new community centre in St David’s as part of a plan to revitalise the area.
“I believe it was attempted before, but for whatever reason it didn’t continue,” she said. “I think if you work along w...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Glenn Blakeney — Progressive Labour Party
Mr Blakeney has been in Parliament since 2003 when he won the Devonshire North Central seat with a 105 vote majority against the United Bermuda Party’s Hilary Soares.
“It has never been a safe seat,” he said ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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It seems that Monday’s election is not just a battle for the hearts and minds of voters — it’s turned into a battle for their lawns too.
One upset Opposition supporter woke up yesterday to find that a large banner featuring One Bermuda Alliance candi...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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Wayne Scott believes the PLP cares more about attacking the OBA, and staying in power, than it does about the people of Bermuda.
Mr Scott, the Opposition candidate for Warwick North Central, said there was a deep disconnect between Government and the...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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The latest in The Royal Gazette’s series on marginal constituencies, Owain Johnston-Barnes takes a look at St David’s.
The largest constituency in terms of voter numbers, St David’s was one of the areas most affected by changes to the electoral boun...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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The OBA this afternoon claimed a PLP pledge to create thousands of jobs was not backed by any plan.
Shadow Finance Minister (ET) Bob Richards issued a statement saying the PLP needed to “challenged on the gap between their rhetoric and reality”.
The ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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Premier Paula Cox this afternoon urged voters “not to turn the clock back” at vote PLP on Monday.
Ms Cox released a statement saying “this is the most important election since that historic day in November 1998”.
The statement said:
When you go to th...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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A vote for an independent is a vote for “real and meaningful change,” according a statement from the group of independent candidates.
David Petty, candidate for Pembroke South West, said in a statement on behalf of the group of 15 independent general...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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The One Bermuda Alliance holds a 13 percent lead over the PLP, according to a poll conducted for The Royal Gazette.
And the poll also shows that there could be a big turnout on Monday with 90 percent of registered voters saying they will cast a vote....
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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Half of registered voters disapprove of the governing party’s performance since the last election, according to the latest survey by research firm MindMaps.
And just 21 percent said they approve of the performance of the Progressive Labour Party. But...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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