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	Politics of Bermuda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bermuda's first political party, the Progressive Labour Party (PLP), was formed in February 1963 with predominantly fl and working class adherents.
		A third party, the Bermuda Democratic Party (BDP), was formed in the summer of 1967 with a splinter group from the PLP as a nucleus; it disbanded in 1970.
		Bermuda is divided in 9 parishes and 2 municipalities; Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint Georges, Sandys, Smiths, Southampton, Warwick.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Bermuda (1632 words)

	Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Progressive Labour Party is a political party in Bermuda.
		She led her party to victory in parliamentary elections in November 1998, in which the moderate United Bermuda Party, which had controlled the country since autonomy was gained in 1968, suffered an unprecedented defeat.
		The Progressive Labour Party again won parliamentary elections in July 2003, but less than a week later, she was forced to resign as premier following a revolt within her own party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Progressive_Labour_Party_(Bermuda) (178 words)

	MSN Encarta - Bermuda
		Bermuda or Bermuda Islands, island group, self-governing dependency of the United Kingdom, in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina.
		The estimated population of the Bermuda Islands in 2005 was 65,365.
		Bermuda is serviced by several international airlines and shipping companies, and enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761554967 (956 words)

	Bermuda : In Depth : Life in the Onion Patch \| Frommers.com
		Even though Bermuda isn't in the onion business the way it used to be, a born and bred islander is still called an "Onion." The term dates from the early 20th century, when the export of Bermuda onions and Easter lilies to the U.S. mainland were the island's major sources of income.
		Bermuda's oldest political party is the Progressive Labour Party, formed in 1963.
		In 1964, the United Bermuda Party was established; it stayed in power until it was toppled by the Progressive Labour Party in 1998.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/bermuda/0091023290.html (859 words)

	A short history of Bermuda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Bermuda is granted internal self-government as a parliamentary democracy in 1968.
		Since that thime the conservative United Bermuda Party (UBP) wins the elections against the social-democratic Progressive Labour Party and governs the country.
		In 1998 the UBP loses the elections and the Progressive Labour Party (PLP) under Jennifer Smith forms the government.
	www.electionworld.org /history/bermuda.htm (151 words)

	Bermuda: Trust: About Bermuda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Bermuda is not in the Caribbean and its climate is governed by the Gulf Stream, thus ensuring that the Island has very mild winters.
		Bermuda has long enjoyed political and economic stability with a private sector that works hand in hand with the Government in order to be responsive to the needs of both private clients and the international business sector.
		The Bermuda economy is supported by an infrastructure which includes all of the services and amenities required by private clients and international business.
	www.pwcglobal.com /Extweb/service.nsf/docid/E2B176EB46F9702185256D2D00459CCF (919 words)

	Finding the Law in Bermuda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Bermuda, the oldest self-governing colony of the United Kingdom is one of the last few remaining Dependent Territories.
		Bermuda has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, coupled with an excellent reputation for business, particularly in the insurance and reinsurance arena which is second only to London.
		There are two main political parties, the Progressive Labour Party, currently forming the Government and the United Bermuda Party which forms the Opposition.
	www.bdalawreports.net /findinglaw.htm (278 words)

	United Bermuda Party Online - The Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Speaker, a United Bermuda Party Government would have done what was needed to recruit local officers as energetically as possible and then make up the deficit with trained officers from overseas on short-term contracts.
		Speaker, the United Bermuda Party’s concrete plans for a specialized drug court was far advanced when the PLP took office.
		Bermuda in partnership with the private sector, needs to continue to develop its telecommunications sector and we need to ensure both our students and our current workforce have the basic information technology skills and training to flourish in this promising new industry.
	www.ubp.bm /news/speeches/speech-19991105001.asp (3328 words)

	Bermuda.com - About Bermuda - History & Heritage - The 1900s
		In Bermuda, at about the same time, the fl-dominated Progressive Labour Party was taking the reins of the government, ending nearly four centuries of white leadership.
		Bermuda came of age politically with the end of segregation and the advent of Constitutionally-guaranteed democratic government.
		At its height in the 1970s, the Bermuda tourism industry was acknowledged to be one of the most successful in the world, and tourism was by far the most important element of the Bermuda economy.
	www.bermuda.com /aboutbermuda/historyheritage/hh_1900s.php (533 words)

	Alex Scott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alex Scott (born 1940) is the premier of Bermuda and the leader of the Progressive Labour Party since 29 July 2003.
		He was appointed premier when the PLP was re-elected in parliamentary elections and the party leader at that time, Jennifer Meredith Smith, was overthrown hours after the election results were certified when a split between the elected members of the party surfaced.
		Supporters believed he wished to spread Bermuda's wealth amongst the population, while critics charged that the Scott administration was racially divisive and lacked accountability.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alex_Scott (230 words)

	Bermuda Government today
		The Bermuda one covers Bermudians and their spouses only, not the 25 percent who are not and probably will never be unless they marry a Bermudian, or are born to parents one of whom must be a Bermudian.
		Bermuda is externally a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
		Each year, Bermuda Government bursaries are awarded to selected Bermudian applicants undertaking a course of study at a university, college or training institution in order to acquire professional or technical qualifications specified by the Cabinet as essential or desirable for appointment to offices in the Public Service.
	bermuda-online.org /bdagovt.htm (6094 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Bermuda is Britain's oldest colony and its Parliament, which first met in 1620, is the oldest legislature in the Commonwealth outside the British Isles.
		The current Government, the PLP (Progressive Labour Party) won the last General Election in 2003, and after a period of infighting within the party, Alex Scott became the new leader and was sworn in as Premier.
		The composition of the House of Assembly is 22 PLP and 14 UBP (United Bermuda Party).
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1032111344299 (1047 words)

	United Bermuda Party Online - The Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The United Bermuda Party understands that the most recent hospital analysis, the Kurron review, is on its way to Cabinet, but the Minister for Health gave no timetable for its assessment or any assurances that its contents would be released.
		However, the United Bermuda Party continues to have serious concerns about the number of voters who were allowed to vote in constituencies in which they were not resident, as well as the procedures available for challenging and reassigning them.
		The New United Bermuda Party brought forward the original motion on absentee ballots in October 2002 in order that the provision would be in place by the general election, but it was deliberately stalled in committee by the previous government.
	www.ubp.bm /news/speeches/speech-20031107001.asp (3876 words)

	Commonwealth Member Countries
		Bermuda lies in the North Atlantic, east of the United States, and roughly at the latitude of South Carolina.
		The islands and islets of The Bermudas lie along the southern rim of the summit of a submarine volcanic mountain.
		In November 1998 the Progressive Labour Party (PLP), under the leadership of Jennifer Smith, achieved its first general election victory, winning 26 of the 40 seats and receiving 54% of the votes.
	www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/YearbookInternal.asp?NodeID=140418 (1437 words)

	Risk & Insurance: Walking the plank: Bermuda leaders, looking to put their stamp on a unified nation, push for ...
		Underpinning Bermuda's stability is the world's most dynamic insurance and reinsurance community, armed with more than $60 billion in capital, much of it unencumbered by legacy issues.
		Bermuda's insurance industry is mostly owned by foreign capital, but operated with elan in Bermuda's sensible regulatory environment.
		Bermuda already has its own flag (albeit with the Union Jack in the corner), and is self-governing in most areas other than security and the airport.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BJK/is_3_16/ai_n13454904 (1493 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Bermuda premier calls for break from Britain
		Premier Alex Scott's center-left Progressive Labour Party supports independence but has not put the issue on the agenda since winning power for the first time in 1998.
		The ruling party supports putting independence to the test at a general election, but the center-right opposition United Bermuda Party favors a referendum followed by a constitutional conference.
		Bermuda, a mid-Atlantic island of 62,000 people east of North Carolina, would be the third wealthiest country in the world based on a gross domestic product per capita of nearly $60,000.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040301-0833-bermuda.html (305 words)

	Ruling Progressive Labour Tops in Bermuda: Angus Reid Consultants
		The United Bermuda Party (UBP) is second with 29.1 per cent, followed by the National Liberal Party of Bermuda (NLP) with 1.8 per cent.
		In the July 2004 election to the House of Assembly, the PLP elected 22 lawmakers to the 36-seat legislative branch.
		Bermuda is currently a self-governing overseas territory of Britain.
	www.angus-reid.com /polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/9164 (264 words)

	Bermuda History
		The Virginia Company sends a party of 60 settlers to Bermuda under the command of Governor Thomas Moore and lays claim to the island and begins construction of the capital, St George.
		Bermuda, dependent on America for its food, receives an offer of exemption on condition that gunpowder stored at St George is shipped to America.
		The Progressive Labour Party, Bermuda’s first political party, is formed out of the fl labour movement.
	www.bermuda4u.com /Essential/bermuda_history.html (565 words)

	BERMUDA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia.
		Bermuda enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
		Bermuda's industrial sector is small, although construction continues to be important.
	www.caricom.org /jsp/community/bermuda.jsp?menu=community (149 words)

	Print Article: Island pushes for independence from Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Bermuda's Premier has called for a national debate on independence from Britain, saying the wealthy island can fully develop only if it breaks centuries-old colonial ties.
		The ruling party supports putting independence to the test at a general election, but the centre-right opposition United Bermuda Party favours a referendum followed by a constitutional conference.
		Bermuda, an Atlantic island of 62,000 people, about 1000 kilometres east of North Carolina, would be the third-richest country in the world based on a gross domestic product per capita of nearly $US60,000 ($78,000).
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2004/03/02/1078191329899.html (285 words)

	Jennifer M. Smith
		That was the date the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party (PLP) won their first general election and became the government of Bermuda.
		Jennifer Smith was greeted with deafening cheers when she finally emerged from the Party headquarters where she had been cloistered choosing her Cabinet before the Swearing In Ceremony scheduled for the next day.
		She embodied the achievements of her Party’s 35-year campaign for victory which effectively bought to an end more than 300 years of minority white political domination of this predominately fl island.
	www.jennifermsmith.com (348 words)

	Labour wins power in Bermuda for first time
		But Ms Smith's party, which is mainly supported by the two-thirds of Bermudans who descend from the slaves brought to the island by the British, has also pledged to "empower" the people.
		Mrs Gordon is fl, as is most of her cabinet, but her party is seen as a key part of the white establishment.
		Bermuda, with a population of 60,000, is Britain's largest remaining colony, following the retrocession of Hong Kong last year.
	telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/11/11/wber11.html (734 words)

	Asset Protection Corp: The case for Bermuda's independence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		These two elements of a question being explored by the Bermuda Independence Commission (BIC), which was established by the government of the ruling Progressive Labour Party (PLP).
		Bermuda is often linked to the Caribbean, although it is nearly 1,000 miles away from the region.
		In fact, the 1968 Bermuda Constitution was drafted in contemplation of Bermuda moving to independence shortly, and the PLP had actually proposed it that same year.
	www.assetprotectioncorp.com /bermudaindependence.html (1083 words)

	HON. NELETHA BUTTERFIELD MP
		Butterfield represented the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party (PLP) in the Pembroke West Central constituency as a candidate in the 1993 General Election.
		She was appointed to the Senate by the Progressive Labour Party on 8th October (her birth date) where she was spokesperson for Education, Community and Cultural Affair, Youth Development, Sports, Parks and Recreation and Women’s Issues.
		As a member of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party and a Government Member of Parliament for Pembroke West Central and as a former opposition spokesperson in the Senate, she brings to parliament her expertise, experience and enthusiasm in assisting those in the community and her country Bermuda.
	bermuda.election.bm /2003/neletha_butterfield.htm (771 words)

	Computing Curriculum Project: Bermuda History Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Bermuda is sighted by Spanish seaman, Juan de Bermudez.
		The Bermuda Library is founded by Governor Reid with a collection of about 270 volumes in what is now The Cabinet Building.
		Bermuda's first telephone and cable services are installed.
	bermuda.stanford.edu /resources/bermudaHistory.html (182 words)

	Royal Gazette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The membership of this great party needs to have each one of us feel that he or she is a stakeholder in their - and I underscore their - PLP Government for us to meet the test and the expectations of this our second PLP term.
		On behalf of the party membership I wish to use this opportunity to salute her for her role in leading the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party to both historic victories.
		Bermuda and labour are both integral parts of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party's name, roots and history.
	www.theroyalgazette.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031029/OPINION/110290091 (2809 words)

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