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Video: OBA Rolls Out Terry Hodgson For C#16
[Updated] Terry Hodgson will stand for the One Bermuda Alliance in Constituency #16 Pembroke East Central, the Opposition confirmed at a press conference this morning [July 19]. Mr Hodgson, 31, started his career as a chef and bartender, and is now an account executive at Butterfield & Vallis, where is the buyer for a group of brands and manages... Read more of this article
Jackson Questions BHB Chief Of Staff Leave
“We are concerned to the learn the news that the Chief of Staff has been put on administrative leave given that this is a very senior position at KEMH,” OBA MP Louise Jackson said. The Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] recently confirmed that the hospital’s Chief of Staff, Dr Donald Thomas, is currently on “administrative leave while a Board... Read more of this article
Parliamentarians Spar In “Dentalgate” Debate
Politicians sparred in the House of Assembly late Friday night [July 13] continuing the ongoing row over dental insurance coverage for Government employees, a scenario one Minister said has been termed “Dentalgate”. The dispute started last week when Shadow Minister of Health Senator Michael Dunkley said that dental insurance coverage for... Read more of this article
Sexual Orientation/Age Discrimination Debate
Yesterday [July 13] politicians debated adding an amendment to the Human Rights Act to ban discrimination based on age and sexual discrimination, with the majority of MPs who spoke in favour of extending the Human Rights Act,. Those speaking in support of extending the Human Rights Act to cover sexual orientation included Pat Gordon Pamplin [OBA],... Read more of this article
Gordon-Pamplin Responds To Transport Minister
Shadow Transport Minister Pat Gordon Pamplin responded to the Transport Minister Walter Roban, who yesterday [July 11] defended the ferry system and said: “Public criticism by the opposition is nothing more than an attempt to score cheap political points without offering any solutions.” Ms Gordon Pamplin said, “With reference to the Minister’s... Read more of this article
Jeff Baron Sponsors Two Summer Students
Jeff Baron visited ‘Camp Possible’ inside Hamilton Seventh Day Adventist Church today [July 12] where he donated $1,500 to sponsor the summer camp fees for two of the students. Camp Director Kennisha Mallory had contacted Mr Baron asking for assistance with the camp, which is located in Pembroke South East, the constituency where Mr Baron is running... Read more of this article
OBA MP’s Business Defaced With Graffiti
Vandals attacked One Bermuda Alliance MP Donte Hunt’s business in Hamilton, leaving pro-PLP graffiti and slashing two of his tyres. The graffiti was scrawled on the walls of EcoSteam Car Cleaning in Queen Elizabeth car park, a business which opened its doors earlier this year and employs two Bermudians. One message said “PLP”, while the... Read more of this article
PLP Calls For Apology, OBA Says There Is No Need
The Progressive Labour Party called on One Bermuda Alliance Leader Craig Cannonier to publicly apologize for Senator Michael Dunkley’s comments about GEHI Dental Coverage, while the Opposition Leader said there was “no need to apologize.” On Sunday [July 8] Michael Dunkley said, “Dental insurance coverage for Government employees... Read more of this article
Jackson Suggests Ombudsman For Seniors
The One Bermuda Alliance would move to protect Bermuda’s most vulnerable citizens by appointing an Independent Ombudsman for Seniors, OBA spokesperson for Seniors Affairs Louise Jackson said. “The Independent Ombudsman for Seniors would act as a watchdog, working to prevent the kinds of senior abuse that we have all become familiar with as a... Read more of this article
OBA: ‘We Will End The Politics Of Division’
[Updated] “The Government’s proposed ‘debate’ on the idea of an Equality Act is just another example of an ‘all talk, no action’ government,” said Senator Toni Daniels, Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs and Family. Senator Daniels continued: “Its proposal demonstrates a serious failure to lead on an issue of fundamental importance:... Read more of this article
OBA’s Trevor Moniz On Ombudsman’s Comments
“Bermuda should be very concerned about comments by the Ombudsman that she was subject to high-level pressure to scrap an investigation into Government activities,” Shadow Attorney General Trevor Moniz said. In a recent report [PDF], Ombudsman Arlene Brock said “Now that the SDO reports are finalised, I can inform the Parliament and public... Read more of this article
OBA: ‘Damning Judgment On The Government’
Fitch’s downgrade of Bermuda is a “damning judgment on the Government’s financial stewardship,” Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards this afternoon. Yesterday [June 26] Fitch Ratings downgraded Bermuda to ‘AA’ from ‘AA+’ citing “deteriorating fiscal and government debt ratios and lack of a credible fiscal... Read more of this article
OBA Officially Roll Out Nicholas Kempe In C#18
[Updated with video] The One Bermuda Alliance confirmed that this morning [June 26] that Nicholas Kempe will stand for the Opposition in Constituency #18 Pembroke West Central. Bernews had previously reported that Mr Kempe would stand in the area. Nicholas Kempe is the Vice President of the local trucking and import company, Bermuda Forwarders. Although... Read more of this article
Nicholas Kempe To Challenge David Burt In C#18
Although not yet officially confirmed by the One Bermuda Alliance, it appears that Nicholas Kempe will stand for the Opposition in Constituency #18 Pembroke West Central. A Facebook campaign page has been launched by Mr Kempe — who resides in Constituency #18 — saying: “I am running for the OBA because change is imperative and I could... Read more of this article
PLP & OBA Continue To Debate Term Limit Policy
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards and the Progressive Labour Party continue to verbally spar over term limits, following a recent report from the Cayman Islands about the impact term limits had on their business growth. “The flak gets heaviest when you’re closest to the target. The latest anonymous PLP assault on my credibility and the OBA... Read more of this article
PLP, Bob Richards & Cayman Term Limits
The PLP has hit back at Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards and the OBA after a recent study done in the Cayman Islands indicated that their term limit policy is not one of the top four factors limiting business growth. The recently completed report by the Cayman Term Limit Review Committee about the seven-year term limits said the cost of doing business... Read more of this article
