MPs supporting the Hon. C.V. (Jim) Woolridge to lead the United Bermuda Party yesterday accused those behind the Hon. David Saul's bid for leadership of trying to "hijack'' the party.
And they accused Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan of trying to engin...
the United Bermuda Party.
And his backers say he already has more than the 11 votes he needs to win the contest.
After the Independence debate that split the UBP, "I'm for a healing process,'' Dr. Saul told The Royal Gazette yesterday. If elected Pre...
against Independence, according to a leaked opinion poll.
The same poll also shows the vote was doomed to failure as three-quarters of UBP supporters were against Independence.
Penn and Schoen Associates carried out a Survey of Bermuda Voter Attitude...
Independence referendum was over.
The Chamber of Commerce said the failed Independence initiative sendt "a strong and clear signal: Now is not the time for independence.'' The Chamber noted its pre-referendum survey results that 95 percent of its me...
DATE: Aug 18, 1995 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
The lawyer believes some Bermudians may have been robbed of the right to vote because of Tuesday's postponement of the poll until the next day.
"For whatever reason they may have been unable to vote on the new date,'' said Mr. Perinchief.
Clearly the...
Tourism Minister the Hon. C.V. (Jim) Woolridge has emerged as the front runner when United Bermuda Party MPs meet on August 24 to choose a successor to Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan.
Sen. Gary Pitman, the UBP chairman, accepted Sir John's resignatio...
becoming a backbench MP again and declared: "I've no regrets.'' Sir John added: "It is time we had a new leader, don't you think? I've had a wonderful 13 years as leader.
"I can look back on a very good time, but now I have to get on with my life.
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had their say. It is now the duty of elected representatives, who have not always behaved well in recent months, to honour the clear will of the people.
Supporters of Independence must have been shocked by the heavy vote against Independence. Because...
Premier expected to resign today By Paul Egan Bermudians gave an emphatic "no'' to Independence yesterday.
With all 22,236 ballots counted, 16,369 voters (73.7 percent) had said "no'', while 5,714 (25.6 percent) voters said "yes''. The number of rej...
The supposedly apolitical campaign had split the Government and forced the Opposition to turn its back on a chance to achieve its most cherished hope.
It had placed in clear and present danger the political careers of veterans and young turks alike.
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