PLP leads polls for first time in over a year

The Progressive Labour Party has a lead over the One Bermuda Alliance for the first time in more than a year, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette . The PLP has a 38-35 advantage in the survey by Global Research from November 18 to 25, compared with...

Public’s confidence in economy up

Confidence in Bermuda’s economy is marginally up, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette. The Global Research survey this month found 30 per cent of people had faith in the direction the economy was heading — up from 25 per cent three months ago, but...

Two-party system gets thumbs down

Roughly half the population believes the two-party political system is not good for Bermuda, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette. The battle between the One Bermuda Alliance and the Progressive Labour Party encourages infighting and division, and...

Dunkley: view of politicians understandable

Michael Dunkley, the Premier, has called on the disaffected Bermudian public to help improve the island’s political system through increased participation. A Royal Gazette poll published yesterday revealed that 57 per cent of people believed that both the One Bermuda...

Poll reveals ‘no confidence’ in parties

The One Bermuda Alliance and Progressive Labour Party are both unfit to lead the country because of their infighting, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette. All four of Bermuda’s leading politicians were also widely chastised for their lack of...

OBA hangs on to slender lead

The One Bermuda Alliance is clinging on to a one-point lead over the Progressive Labour Party — with both receiving a thumbs down for their performance. The OBA has a 38-37 advantage on the PLP in a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette this month, compared with its...

Island’s top employers honoured

Law firm Marshall Diel & Myers was yesterday crowned Bermuda’s top employer. The Hamilton company topped the rankings in The Bottom Line Top Ten Employers Awards. Adam Richards, appointed managing director of the firm this month, said: “We are very surprised and...

OBA keeps narrow lead over PLP

The One Bermuda Alliance is hanging on to its narrow lead over the Progressive Labour Party, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette. The OBA has a 38-36 lead over the PLP in the survey by Global Research this month, compared with the 39-38 advantage it...

Majority votes ‘no’ in same-sex poll

The campaign against same-sex marriage has an eight-point lead over the campaign in favour, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette. However, those in favour of same-sex civil unions outnumber those against by 13 percentage points, in the survey carried...

Seeking the very best employers

The search has begun to find the best employers on the island. The Bottom Line magazine is seeking to recognise the very best of them in the eighth annual Bermuda Top Ten Employers Awards. The people-based survey endeavours to find which of the island’s companies...