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Senior figures in the United Bermuda Party and the Bermuda Democratic Alliance have reached an agreement in principle to form a new Opposition, according to sources.
Some say an amalgamation is now just a matter of crossing the ‘T's and dotting the ‘...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The majority of voters remain opposed to Independence, according to a recent poll.
Seventy-three percent of persons surveyed by Mindmaps said they were against such a move.
The figure is the same as in an October survey.
As before, 14 percent of tho...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
She’s quickly become Bermuda’s most popular Premier in recent polling history, and has probably already won more compliments from the Opposition than her predecessor got in his entire term.
With an extremely tough Budget around the corner likely to t...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
More than half of voters think Bermuda's two Opposition parties should merge, according to a poll.
United Bermuda Party Senator Michael Dunkley was comfortably the nation's choice to lead the new entity, as insiders say talks continue between senior ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox’s popularity seemingly knows no bounds after she came top in a poll assessing the potential of 13 high-profile politicians.
Seventy-eight percent of people named Ms Cox when asked to choose the best five politicians from a list comp...
DATE: Jan 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Progressive Labour Party now has more support than at any time since winning the 2007 general election, according to a new poll.
Forty-four percent of people said they'd vote for the PLP in the poll by Mindmaps: a climb of 17 percentage points si...
DATE: Jan 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox will deliver the National Budget Statement on February 11.
Few details about what the Budget will entail have been revealed although Premier Paula Cox vowed to cut Government spending by $150 million in the 2010 Throne Speech.
So f...
DATE: Jan 26, 2011
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Politics
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A rush to build a new cruise ship pier for the 2009 season could have cost taxpayers $14 million, according to the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST).
The organisation said that much of the $30 million of cost overruns in the const...
DATE: Jan 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s number of possible non-voters has shot up in the past three months, according to a new poll.
Just 64 percent of registered voters said they would be likely to vote in a general election in the survey by Mindmaps, down from 95 percent in the...
DATE: Jan 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A founding member of the Progressive Labour Party, Arnold Francis, passed away yesterday.
Mr Francis was the first Bermudian to be awarded the title Queen’s Counsel for his legal work in 1980.
He died at the age of 88.
Speaking on behalf of the famil...
DATE: Jan 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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