Rebel United Bermuda Party MP Trevor Moniz is still out in the cold after turning down a Shadow Ministry as the party forms its first-ever Opposition team.
And yesterday he blamed complacency and a failure to listen to the people for the party's crus...
DATE: Nov 25, 1998 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
the story in today's newspaper about United Bermuda Party MP Trevor Moniz's refusal to accept a position in the Shadow Cabinet.
After the Independence Referendum he demanded a Ministry which then-Premier David Saul refused to give him.
When some of t...
Bermudians have taken a wait and see attitude toward the new Government's policies set out in the Throne Speech.
Plans for truancy officers, scrapping the annual parliamentary registration, and a halfway house all came in for high praise from voters....
DATE: Nov 25, 1998 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Patrick Burgess
A mix of the old and the new from its depleted ranks will form the United Bermuda Party's first Shadow Cabinet.
But Opposition Leader Pamela Gordon admitted a UBP knocked for six in the General Election would have problems because of 26-14 split in f...
DATE: Nov 21, 1998 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Jerome Dill has had much to contemplate in the wake of the United Bermuda Party's election defeat.
Not least has been his removal from politics -- at least for the time being.
It wasn't even as if Mr. Dill could predict the fate which was about to be...
to be torn down from the walls of the Cabinet chamber -- claiming it was a "previous Government's theme.'' The small plaque -- with the quote "to advance the peace, prosperity and welfare of these islands...'' on it -- sat above an aerial view of th...
DATE: Nov 17, 1998 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
inside and outside the PLP camp.
In a double page advertisement in today's Royal Gazette the new Premier, in office less than a week, urged party extremists to "learn to stand their own ground while bending to the will of the majority''.
The Premier ...
DATE: Nov 16, 1998 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
Westminster System of Government for members of government boards to stand down on a change of government. She said that her new ministers would be looking at the various boards which come within their area of responsibility and would report back on ...
can reveal.
Mr. Mottley was expected to quit his post later this month -- after a cash sweetener to persuade him to remain in post until after the General Election.
But now he will keep the job until the new PLP Government passes legislation to allow...
DATE: Nov 16, 1998 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Progressive Labour Party last night made history -- and ended 30 years of UBP rule with a crushing 26-14 landslide and 54 percent of the national vote.
A wave of emotion swamped the UBP's strategy of stressing the economy and the fragility of the...
DATE: Nov 13, 1998 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
