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OBA Leadership Election Set For This Summer
The One Bermuda Alliance is set to hold its party leadership election later this summer, in line with their constitution [PDF] which dictates that a leadership election is to be held if the leader resigns, dies, becomes incapacitated or is no longer a sitting MP. The election follows after the resignation of Craig Cannonier, who stepped down on May... Read more of this article
OBA Women Stand Up For #BringBackOurGirls
The women of the One Bermuda Alliance Government have joined in support of the global movement to ‘Bring Back Our Girls’, in response to the kidnapping of almost 300 school girls in Nigeria, which has touched a chord with people around the world. The campaign aims to support the return of the girls, who were kidnapped from a school in Nigeria during... Read more of this article
Survey: PLP More In Touch Than The OBA
A recent survey by Profiles of Bermuda indicated that almost twice as many voters think the PLP is more in touch with the people’s concerns than the OBA is, with a large differential between the races. When asked which party do you believe is in touch with the concerns of most Bermudians, voters cited the PLP [48.4%] more the OBA [25.4%], with... Read more of this article
Photos: OBA Holds Emergency Meetings
Following the ongoing controversy surrounding the JetGate affair, the One Bermuda Alliance held two meetings this past weekend, which saw the OBA MPs, Senators and Executive members huddled inside OBA headquarters on both Saturday and Sunday. The Party has remained tight-lipped about the meetings, which are understood to be about the JetGate matter.... Read more of this article
Video: OBA Donates To Two Local Charities
The One Bermuda Alliance has donated part of the money it raised during their FunRaiser event, held at Turtle Hill Golf Club on April 5, 2014, to two Bermuda charities, including the Women’s Resource Centre and SCARS. At a presentation ceremony held yesterday [May 14], OBA Chairman Thad Hollis said, “It is a great pleasure on behalf of the... Read more of this article
Video: OBA To Conduct Internal Investigation
[Updated with video] The political conflict regarding the ongoing “JetGate” matter continued, with the latest development seeing OBA Chairman Thad Hollis saying that his party never received any funds from Mr. Nathan Landow and his associates, adding that the OBA plans to conduct an internal investigation into the matter and make their... Read more of this article
OBA Members Elect Jackson And Magnum
MP Susan Jackson and Karen Magnum have been elected as the new One Bermuda Alliance deputy chairpersons following a Special General Meeting today [Apr 30] at their Party Headquarters on Reid Street. An OBA spokesperson said, “Votes cast in today’s One Bermuda Alliance election for two deputy chairs have been counted. “The winners are... Read more of this article
OBA Meeting To Elect Two Deputy Chairpersons
The One Bermuda Alliance will be holding a Special General Meeting tomorrow [Apr 30], at Party Headquarters on Reid Street, from 10 am to 6 pm, to elect two Deputy Chairpersons. Running on joint tickets for the positions are Sen. Lynne Woolridge and Pastor Sylvia Hayward-Harris as one team and Karen Magnum and MP Susan Jackson as the other. A statement... Read more of this article
Photos: Children Enjoy East End Kite Giveaway
Hundreds of free kites were handed out when the OBA East-End Representatives hosted their Easter Community Event on Wednesday [Apr 16] at the east end of Kindley Field Road. East end MPs Nandi Outerbridge, Kenneth Bascome and Suzann Roberts-Holshouser were on hand to distribute free kites as well as interact with their young constituents. As parents... Read more of this article
Report: Reinsurance & OBA: Turning A Corner
Bermuda has long been a hub for international reinsurance, but that dominance began to look uncertain in recent years however “overall the OBA appears to be moving in the right direction,” a report from GlobalReinsurance said. The report said, “With high-profile companies and their executives beginning to relocate, plus a slowdown... Read more of this article
OBA Youth Wing To Host Open Mic On Gaming
The youth wing of the One Bermuda Alliance — the Future Bermuda Alliance [FBA] — will be hosting an Open Mic on Gaming Reform on February 23rd. It was originally scheduled for February 16th, however the date was changed. The event will be held at the Gazebo Room at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess at 7pm. “Our panel members will consist... Read more of this article
FBA To Host Open Mic On Gaming Reform
[Updated] The Future Bermuda Alliance [FBA], the youth wing of the One Bermuda Alliance will be hosting an open Mic on Gaming Reform. The event will be held at the Gazebo Room at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess on Sunday February 16th at 7pm. “Our panel members will consist of hospitality professionals from all sections of the community”,... Read more of this article
MP Sylvan Richards On Politics, Change & More
[Opinion column written by OBA MP Sylvan Richards] In November of 2010 I formally threw my hat into the political arena when I ran in the by-election in Warwick South Central for the Bermuda Democratic Alliance, in the wake of Dr. Ewart Brown’s resignation. Contesting that election was a trial by fire and gave me a glimpse of how difficult Bermudian... Read more of this article
OBA’s 54 Point Summary Of First Year Actions
As the island’s politicians prepare to head back to the House of Assembly for tomorrow’s Reconvening of Parliament, the One Bermuda Alliance has released a summary of the OBA Government’s first-year actions. The party released a list of 54 points, which is being promoted through various different media outlets, citing various changes... Read more of this article
Baron Highlights Domestic Violence Awareness
Senator Jeff Baron, the Junior Minister of Public Safety & Legal Affairs, has issued a statement drawing the community’s attention to the fact that this is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “As October draws to a close,” he said, “many in our community may not have been aware of or forgotten that in the shadow of other hallmark events,... Read more of this article
Thad Hollis: ‘OBA Founded To Give Real Change’
[Updated] The One Bermuda Alliance was founded to “give the people of Bermuda real change” and as a party that was “tired of business as usual,” OBA Chairman Thad Hollis said last night. Mr Hollis [pictured] was speaking to what the party said was an estimated 300 people, who gathered at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel last night... Read more of this article
