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Election: Advanced Polls Extended To Saturday
The Parliamentary Registrar issued an advisory on the Advanced Polls for travellers, incapacitated voters and seniors, stating that it would be extended for one day, and will also take place on Saturday, September 19th. A Government spokesperson said, “Advanced Polls update as at 15 September 2020- Parliamentary Registrar “Advanced Polls... Read more of this article
PLP Cancels Virtual Election Rally Due To Storm
Due to the approach of Tropical Storm Paulette, the PLP said they are “suspending all campaign operations” and have also cancelled their virtual rally which was scheduled for tonight. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda is currently under a Hurricane Warning. The Progressive Labour Party is suspending all campaign operations. All constituency... Read more of this article
Decision To Be Made On Advanced Polling
Due to the approach of Tropical Storm Paulette, a decision will be made tomorrow [Sept 12] “regarding the facilitation of Advanced Polling,” officials have advised. A spokesperson said, “The Parliamentary Registry Office [PRO] advised that due to the approach of Tropical Storm Paulette, a decision will be made tomorrow [September 12] regarding... Read more of this article
Video: PLP Press Conference On Seniors
The Progressive Labour Party [PLP] held a press conference this afternoon [Sept 11], with Premier & Party Leader David Burt, Derrick Burgess, and Senator Ianthia Simmons-Wade speaking on issues regarding seniors. Premier & Party Leader David Burt’s remarks: Good afternoon. With seniors aged 65 and up eligible to vote next week, we’re focused... Read more of this article
Interactive General Election Constituency Map
The PLP winning three seats on Nomination Day, the OBA fielding less than a full slate of candidates, and the FDM arriving with 15 candidates in their first election appearance were three notable aspects from yesterday’s Nomination Day. You can take a closer look at the various candidates of the 36 electoral constituencies that Bermuda is divided... Read more of this article
Official List: 2020 General Election Candidates
The candidates for the 2020 General Election have all been announced, and according to the official nomination list, the PLP have 36 candidates, the OBA have 31, the FDM have 15, and there are also 5 Independents running. Three winners have already been declared, all PLP, as the seats were uncontested: Constituency 17 Pembroke Central/Jason Hayward,... Read more of this article
Live Updates: Election Nomination Day Underway
[Updating] The nomination of candidates for all 36 constituencies in the 2020 General Election will be held today [Sept 10] at the Seventh-day Adventist Church Hall on King Street in Hamilton between 11:00am and 1:00pm. Updated text: The Progressive Labour Party [PLP] has unveiled a full slate of 36 candidates, the One Bermuda Alliance [OBA] has 31... Read more of this article
List: FDM’s 15 Candidates For General Election
The newly launched Free Democratic Movement [FDM] announced the 15 candidates that will represent FDM in the 2020 General Election. The FDM Leader Marc Bean will run in Constituency 36 Sandys North, which will see a three way contest between the OBA’s Jeff Sousa and the PLP’s Kathy Lynn Simmons. Other FDM candidates include Cheryl Packwood,... Read more of this article
List: OBA’s 31 Candidates For General Election
The One Bermuda Alliance will be fielding 31 candidates in the 2020 General Election, which has 36 seats in total to be contested. Nick Kempe is set to return to run in C18, the seat currently held by Premier David Burt, while Pat Gordon-Pamplin will run in C11, the seat currently held by the PLP’s Chris Famous, and Jeff Sousa will run in C36,... Read more of this article
List: PLP’s 36 Candidates For General Election
The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party [PLP] have released their 36 candidates for the upcoming election on October 1st, and have already won three seats. There are three seats with only one candidate, all a PLP candidate, who is the incumbent: Constituency #17 Pembroke Central which is held by Jason Hayward, Constituency #16 Pembroke East Central which... Read more of this article
PLP To Host Virtual Rally On September 12
The Progressive Labour Party [PLP] will be hosting their “first ever virtual rally” on Saturday, September 12 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm,and according to the event poster, it will include “special musical guests & performances” and the event will be streamed on the PLP’s Facebook and YouTube. For comprehensive coverage... Read more of this article
TAD Voting Demonstration On Saturday
A demonstration of the Tactile Audio Device [TAD] — which is for vision impaired voters — will take place on Saturday [Sept 12] in front of the Bermuda National Library on Queen Street. A spokesperson said, “Vision Bermuda, formerly the Bermuda Society for the Blind, is appealing to you to help maintain the rights of the vision impaired... Read more of this article
PLP: Debate Needs To Have TV, Radio, Digital
In the lead up to the 2020 General Election, the PLP has issued a press release saying “any debate needs to have television, radio and digital distribution” and “we encourage it to be organized under the auspices of a non-partisan Bermuda Debates Commission.” A spokesperson said, “To date, the Progressive Labour Party has... Read more of this article
Video: OBA Announce Smith & Harvey
[Updated] The OBA is holding a press conference today [Sept 9] where they are expected to announce additional candidate[s] for the upcoming 2020 General Election, which will be held on October 1st, 2020. We will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. Update 12.27pm: The OBA announced that Tarik Smith will run... Read more of this article
Video: PLP Announce Hodgson & Morris
[Updated] The PLP is holding a press conference this morning [Sept 9] where they are expected to announce additional candidate[s] for the upcoming 2020 General Election, which will be held on October 1st, 2020. We will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. Update 11.25am: The PLP announced that Arianna Hodgson... Read more of this article
Video: OBA Announce Harvey & Gurret
[Updated] The OBA is holding a press conference today [Sept 8] where they are expected to announce additional candidate[s] for the upcoming 2020 General Election, which will be held on October 1st, 2020. We will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. Update: The OBA announced that Thomas Harvey will run in Constituency... Read more of this article
