Tag: Progressive Labour Party
PLP: Pettingill’s “Offensive & Hateful Comments”
The “offensive and hateful comments by Attorney General Mark Pettingill directed towards the Christian community serve only to further polarize Bermudians,” said PLP MP Michael Weeks today [June 18]. Mr Weeks said that in his role as Attorney General, Mr Pettingill has a “duty to respect and display tolerance for all Bermudians”,... Read more of this article
Opposition Leader Marc Bean On Father’s Day
[Written by Opposition Leader Marc Bean] On behalf of The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party, I would like to extend best wishes and much honour and respect to the fathers of Bermuda. I would like to extend special thanks to my father. Raising our family after the passing of my mother, took a special degree of strength and character that we appreciate... Read more of this article
June 29: PLP To Host Community Fun Day
PLP Hamilton Parish Constituencies 4, 5 and 6 will be hosting “Schools Out!- A Family Fun Day” on Saturday [June 29] from 3pm to 8pm at the Shelly Bay Field. Entry is free, and the day will include face painting, Tug-o-War, a Fun Castle, Majorette and Dance Groups, rides for children, a football match between MPs Special Guests vs. the Hamilton... Read more of this article
PLP: ‘Lack Of Progress By Tourism Authority’
Shadow Minister of Tourism Wayne Furbert responded to the recently released tourism statistics, and also commented on the “apparent lack of progress made by the Tourism Authority.” “With the professionals in place and an often repeated desire by the OBA to run tourism like a business, it was expected that by now the Minister would... Read more of this article
Video: Opposition Leader On Private Jet Travel
Saying behaviour like the recent private jet travel by the Premier and two Cabinet Ministers would have lead to marches on Parliament a few years ago, Opposition Leader Marc Bean said as far as he is concerned “resignations have to occur.” In March 2013, Premier Craig Cannonier, Attorney General Mark Pettingill and Tourism Minister Shawn... Read more of this article
PLP: ‘Evasive Response Raises More Questions’
“We cannot send the message to the world that the Bermuda Government can be influenced by a few perks and trinkets,” Opposition Leader Marc Bean said last night. Mr Bean was speaking about the Premier and two Cabinet Ministers flying via a private jet to Washington DC, which he called the “latest in a string of debacles” that... Read more of this article
PLP Congratulates New Chief Medical Officer
Shadow Minister of Health Zane DeSilva has congratulated Dr. Cheryl Peek-Ball [pictured] on her recent appointment as Chief Medical Officer. “I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Peek-Ball on her appointment to the position of Chief Medical Officer by the Ministry of Health & Seniors,” said Mr DeSilva. “I... Read more of this article
Bean: Celebrating Our People, Heritage & Culture
[Written by Opposition Leader Marc Bean] Happy Bermuda Day to the people of Bermuda and to everyone who loves our country. The past few years have been difficult for many of us, but for one day at least, I hope that each of us will be able to put aside our worries, our fears and our stresses in a celebration of who we are as a people. Marcus Garvey... Read more of this article
Roban & Weeks Holding Constituency Clinics
PLP MPs Walter Roban and Michael Weeks will both be conducting constituency clinics this Saturday [May 18] beginning at 10am. Mr Roban’s constituency clinic will be held from 10am to 12 noon at Grace Methodist Church, North Shore, Pembroke. He said, “I look forward to meeting with my constituents, hearing their views, addressing their... Read more of this article
PLP: ‘Downgrade Should Serve As Wake Up Call’
Today’s downgrade and negative outlook by Moodys should “serve as a wake up call to the OBA”, and the new negative outlook is a “likely result of the OBA’s lack of a credible plan of action to address Bermuda’s deficit,” Shadow Minister of Finance David Burt said this afternoon [May 16]. Moody’s downgraded Bermuda’s... Read more of this article
