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“Personal Finances & Home Ownership” Meeting

“Personal Finances & Home Ownership” Meeting

Businessman and MP Zane DeSilva will be hosting a public meeting on ‘Personal Finances & Home Ownership’ at 7.30pm on January 19th at Heron Bay School Hall. The event flyer said, “Zane DeSilva invites you to a public meeting to discuss management of personal finances with a view to taking the first steps to owning your own home. “Many... Read more of this article

MP DeSilva Donates To Southampton Rangers

MP DeSilva Donates To Southampton Rangers

MP Zane DeSilva recently presented a cheque for $2,000 to the President of Southampton Rangers Sports Club Gerri Saltus, with Mr. Saltus saying “we will definitely put this to good use.” MP DeSilva said, “We know that Gerri and the club will put these funds to very good, productive use. They have infrastructure that certainly could... Read more of this article

MP Zane DeSilva: “I Could No Longer Serve”

MP Zane DeSilva: “I Could No Longer Serve”

“After months of careful consideration I came to the conclusion that I could no longer serve in a Shadow Cabinet led by Marc Bean,” Progressive Labour Party MP Zane DeSilva said this evening [Dec 3]. Mr DeSilva said, “For the sake of clarification, I wish to inform my constituents and the Bermudian public that last week, prior to the... Read more of this article

“Invest More Advertising Funds Into Tourism”

“Invest More Advertising Funds Into Tourism”

“The Progressive Labour Party is pleased to see the comments in the media from BTA CEO Bill Hanbury regarding the need for the OBA Government to invest more advertising funds into tourism in order to grow and revitalize Bermuda’s tourism industry,” Shadow Tourism Minister Zane DeSilva said. “The public should be well aware that... Read more of this article

“We Must Find A Way To Eradicate Gun Crime”

“We Must Find A Way To Eradicate Gun Crime”

“These incidents have been occurring for far too long in our communities and destroying our families” and “we must find a way to eradicate gun crime from our shores”, Southampton East MP Zane DeSilva said in the wake of the fatal shooting on Friday evening. “As the Member of Parliament for Southampton East, I am deeply... Read more of this article

PLP Pleased With Movement At Morgan’s Point

PLP Pleased With Movement At Morgan’s Point

“We are pleased to see that there seems to be movement on the Morgan’s Point project that will culminate in Phase one construction,” Shadow Tourism Minister Zane Desilva said. “Bermudians are hurting for employment and the sooner the project takes off the better. We anticipate that there will be a significant number of jobs in... Read more of this article

PLP Host Southampton Back To School Fun Day

PLP Host Southampton Back To School Fun Day

Southampton MP Zane Desilva recently hosted the ninth Annual Back To School Fun day at Southampton Rangers, providing school supplies, refreshments and fun and games for area children. A PLP spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party Southampton East Central/Constituency 29 Branch would like to thank our constituents and sponsors... Read more of this article

PLP Encourages BTA To Support Cup Match

PLP Encourages BTA To Support Cup Match

[Updated] The decision by the Bermuda Tourism Authority to drop their tourism booth at Cup Match citing budgetary constraints should be very disturbing to anyone who sees the value of this historic holiday to our tourism, said Shadow Tourism Minister Zane DeSilva, who encouraged the BTA to “reverse course and allocate some of their taxpayer... Read more of this article

Opinion: Rebuilding Bermuda’s Tourism Product

Opinion: Rebuilding Bermuda’s Tourism Product

[Opinion column written by Shadow Minister of Tourism Zane DeSilva] There has been a fair bit of discussion of late – largely emanating from the Bermuda Tourism Authority and its CEO Bill Hanbury – about the need for Bermuda to differentiate itself from the Caribbean. For the most part, Bermuda is a unique product not the least of which because... Read more of this article

Video: Zane Desilva On Roof Slate Shortage

Video: Zane Desilva On Roof Slate Shortage

MP Zane Desilva, who also owns a major construction firm, has spoken out about the roof slate shortage, calling on the Government to take action to assure a supply of slate is available so that homeowners who suffered roof damage in either Tropical Storm Fay, and Hurricane Gonzalo can get their damage fixed. Zane Desilva says, “I’m very... Read more of this article

Video: PLP Call For Action On Road Junction

Video: PLP Call For Action On Road Junction

[Updated] Area MP Zane Desilva has spoken out about safety concerns in the Camp Hill Road and Middle Road area in Southampton, calling on Government to “do all they can to rectify this dangerous area as quickly as possible.” Mr. Desilva said, “Three years ago there was a tragic road accident here that claimed the life of Shayne Adderley. In... Read more of this article

Zane DeSilva To Host Back to School Event

Zane DeSilva To Host Back to School Event

MP Zane DeSilva and Constituency 29 of the Progressive Labour Party [PLP] will be hosting their annual back to school event on Thursday, August 28, 2014, at Southampton Rangers Car Park. This free event, to be held from 4.00pm to 7.00pm, will feature school related giveaways for residents and constituents of Southampton East. There will also be games,... Read more of this article

Opinion: The OBA & The Lamb-Foggo Closure

Opinion: The OBA & The Lamb-Foggo Closure

[Opinion column written by PLP MP Zane DeSilva] The One Bermuda Alliance can’t seem to keep their story straight on Lamb-Foggo. First, then Health Minister Pat Gordon-Pamplin closed the facility claiming the Urgent Care Centre was losing money. That was then proved to be untrue. Constituency #4 MP Suzanne Holshouser claimed she didn’t need... Read more of this article

PLP Joins In Marking 2014 Public Health Week

PLP Joins In Marking 2014 Public Health Week

The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party has joined in marking Public Health Week with Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva expressing that exercising and eating right can reduce the need for expensive medication and can improve the quality of life of Bermudians. Shadow Health Minister Zane Desilva said, “The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party joins... Read more of this article

BEST’s Stuart Hayward Responds To MP DeSilva

BEST’s Stuart Hayward Responds To MP DeSilva

[Updated with remarks from MP DeSilva] The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] has responded to PLP MP Zane DeSilva saying they take their role “as an environmental watchdog very seriously” and said “would be failing the public if we did not alert them to a development project that plans to cover a green area surrounding... Read more of this article

DeSilva: ‘Balance Between Sustainable And No’

DeSilva: ‘Balance Between Sustainable And No’

Following concerns expressed by BEST about a planned development at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel, PLP MP Zane DeSilva said we “must create a balance between sustainable development and no development.” The hotel was granted a Special Development Order [SDO] in 2009 to build 130 residential units, with 71 fractional units for tourists and... Read more of this article