On Monday night, Alex Scott and Louise Jackson were veteran MPs bidding farewell to their careers and watching their parties exchange the reins of power.
But more than that, they were proud parents cheering their children on to victory with the knowl...
December 8, 2012
Dear Sir,
The writing of social history is incredibly difficult as it is all encompassing. Deciding what to include and what to exclude can become a historian’s nightmare. The history of Bermuda has a second major issue. Few qualifie...
DATE: Dec 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
In an evening of celebration and heartbreak, a handful of candidates managed to topple some of the Island’s political elite.
OBA’s Glen Smith landed a huge blow for the One Bermuda Alliance early in the evening by defeating Premier Paula Cox by 40 vo...
DATE: Dec 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dale Butler, Dame Jennifer Smith, Paula Cox, Kim Swan for decades the names have been part of the political fray.
Premier Paula Cox had her Devonshire North West seat taken from her last night by the OBA’s Glen Smith.
Said Ms Cox, who’d held the seat...
The Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies (BFIS) has awarded scholarships with a total value of $4.3 million to 119 students since its inception 16 years ago.
BFIS chairman Michael Fisher announced the numbers at the organisation’s annual general...
The One Bermuda Alliance last night ended the Progressive Labour Party’s 14-year hold on power in a fiercely fought general election in which Premier Paula Cox lost her seat.
The OBA won 19 seats to the PLP’s 17, a result that means that Craig Cannon...
Premier Paula Cox lost her Devonshire North West seat last night after 16 years and a political career that has seen her hold virtually every major Cabinet post.
Glen Smith of the One Bermuda Alliance polled 470 votes to Ms Cox's 377 and his party wo...
Veteran MP Grant Gibbons scored his fifth successive election victory in his Paget East constituency with a reduced majority.
The One Bermuda Alliance MP garnered 699 votes, seeing off the challenge of Progressive Labour Party candidate Dawn Simmons,...
We asked our readers for reaction to the general election result last night. Here are some of their comments.
Sonya Fuller: This is a historic time and historic election. Record crime, high unemployment, IB sceptical, tourism down, education in need ...
Sandys South constituents yesterday returned Progressive Labour Party MP Terry Lister as their representative in Parliament.
The veteran MP won 516 votes to claim victory over Toni Spring, a new face on the political scene who campaigned on behalf of...
