Hashtag: #Election2017
Column: What Can An Independent MP Do?
[Opinion column written by John Barritt] Here’s a question I often get asked: just what is it that an independent MP can actually do? The answer: as much as any other backbench MP, whether Government or Opposition, and possibly even more, not being bound by party whip or party line. But this is no easy sell where party politics dominate. Nevertheless... Read more of this article
Column: Who Do You Want To Manage Money?
[Opinion column written by OBA MP Leah Scott] Bermuda, I know that things have not moved ahead as quickly as any of us would have liked, and the economic changes that we would like to see for all of us, seem to be slow in coming. However, we can all see that things are turning around. The thankless job that fell on the One Bermuda Alliance Government... Read more of this article
Candidates/Past Results: Do Your Own Analysis
With the General Election set for Tuesday, July 18, take a look at all the candidates and past election results which provide an overview of the voting patterns of each area, allowing you to do your own analysis. The OBA won the 2012 election by a margin of 19 – 17, however two MPs subsequently resigned from the party to sit as Independents, so... Read more of this article
List Of Polling Stations For General Election
The locations of polling stations for the 2017 General Election have been announced by the Parliamentary Registry, with 36 stations total, one in each of the island’s constituencies. Polling Station Locations Constituencies – Location Of Election Rooms 1 St. George’s North – East End Primary School 2 St. George’s West... Read more of this article
Hollis Urges Voters To Check Polling Location
Hamilton West Independent candidate Thad Hollis is urging all registered voters to double check the location of their polling station for Tuesday’s election. He says despite the Parliamentary Registrar’s Office doing a great job of advertising the polling station locations, there are still many voters in Hamilton West that are not aware of the new... Read more of this article
Police Advisory: General Election Policing Plan
In advance of the General Election on Tuesday, 18th July, the police have issued an advisory detailing their policing plan for the day. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police James Howard Remarks: The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] would like to make the public aware of the following in the lead up to the General Election on Tuesday, 18th July 2017 in... Read more of this article
Entitlement To Time Off From Work To Vote
The Parliamentary Registrar today reminded employers that in accordance with section 36[3] of the Parliamentary Election Act 1978, “every parliamentary elector whose name appears in the parliamentary register for a constituency in which a contested parliamentary election is held shall, if he is in employment, be entitled to receive from his employer... Read more of this article
Video: Independent Candidate Elmore Warren
Elmore Warren — who who will run as Independent candidate in Constituency #21 Pembroke South East in the upcoming general election — held a press conference today [July 14]. The 18-minute live video replay is below: Mr Warren’s flyer follows below [PDF here]: The candidates for the 2017 election and the past three election results... Read more of this article
Live Video Replay: OBA Press Conference
The One Bermuda Alliance [OBA] held a press conference today [July 14] with Finance Minister Bob Richards, and election candidates Andrea Moniz-DeSouza and Nicholas Kempe discussing the Bermuda economy. The press conference has just concluded and we will have additional information later on, and in the meantime the 23-minute live video replay is below. Related... Read more of this article
Paula Cox Releases General Election Manifesto
Former Premier Paula Cox — who is standing as an Independent candidate in Constituency #14 Devonshire North West — released her manifesto for the 2017 General Election, saying her mission is to “actively promote policies which are fair, just and promote inclusion and community development in a safe and secure environment.” Devonshire... Read more of this article
Column: ‘Open Letter’ To Nelson Mandela
[Opinion column written by Glenn Fubler] Letter to Nelson Mandela “….one must never, in one’s own life, accept …injustices as commonplace but must fight them with all one’s strength. This fight begins, however, in the heart and it now had been laid to my charge to keep my own heart free of hatred and despair”. Dear Nelson, I write you,... Read more of this article
BIU: “We Are 100% In Support Of The PLP”
On the eve of the upcoming general election, the BIU has said they “are 100% in support of the Progressive Labour Party,” and are urging people to vote for the PLP. The statement from the BIU said, “The Bermuda Industrial Union as an organisation has always supported the Progressive Labour Party and on the eve of this most important... Read more of this article
