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Government, Politics, Law : Bermuda

This pathfinder includes information on government sites, political parties, and movements in Bermuda. In addition to online material, a trip to your local library may reveal more material on this subject. The Library of Congress online catalog has a large number of books on Bermuda. You may wish to consult our catalog for additional materials at http://catalog.loc.gov/. Articles and other materials may also be found in the Handbook of Latin American Studies. Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for Bermuda on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/bermuda.html)

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BERMUDA ELECTIONS  (http://bermuda.election.bm/)
The Government of Bermuda presents information about past and current election results for both regular and by-elections. The information includes polling station locations and hours of operation, candidate profiles, a FAQ, a glossary, and voting instructions.

BERMUDA LAWS ONLINE  (http://www.bermudalaws.bm/home.html)
Bermuda Laws Online provides two methods of accessing Legislation. The first method is through the "Annual Laws" collection. The Annual Laws are arranged by year and contains all of the Legislation passed by the Legislature from 1992 to the present. This is inclusive of Acts and Statutory Instruments. The goal is to post all Annual Laws within 14 working days of receipt from the House of Assembly. The second method is through the "Consolidated Laws" collection. The Consolidated Laws are identical to the official bound volumes of the Revised Laws of Bermuda. They contain the full, amended text of legislation up to August 1998. For each collection, one may search for legislation by scrolling through the lists which are arranged alphabetically. One may also perform a search using specific keywords in the Advanced or Boolean search forms. The Bermuda Laws Online database is maintained and hosted by Fort Knox Ltd. utilizing the NextPage NXT 3 platform.

BERMUDA PROGRESSIVE LABOUR PARTY  (http://www.plp.bm/)
Bermuda's oldest political party, the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party, founded in 1963, has in the relatively short span of thirty-four years grown into one of the two major political forces in this mid-Atlantic country. Its Web site includes an overview, mission, a listing of its executive officers, party history, landmark dates, and party platform.

BERMUDA UNITED PARTY  (http://www.ubp.bm/)
Features the United Bermuda Party, a political party based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Describes local issues and provides membership and donation information. Notes that the party believes that all persons possess a common humanity with equal rights and freedoms as set out in the Bermuda Constitution.

CHIEF OF STATE AND CABINET MEMBERS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS: BERMUDA  (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/chiefs20.html)
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) presents a list of the chiefs of state and cabinet members for Bermuda. The list includes the names of those holding such offices as governor, prime minister, minister of finance, and attorney general.

GOVERNMENT OF BERMUDA  (http://www.gov.bm/)
The Web site of the Government of Bermuda features the following links: history, structure, governor, cabinet, house of assembly, and senate. Also includes links to serveral ministries.

GOVERNMENTS ON THE WWW BERMUDA  (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/bm.html)
Gunnar Anzinger presents a collection of Web sites related to the government of Bermuda, an overseas territory of Great Britain. Anzinger offers links to sites on territory institutions, political parties, political information, tourist information, human rights, and more.

WORLD STATESMEN: NORTH AMERICA: BERMUDA (UK)  (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Bermuda.html)
As part of World Statesmen, Ben M. Cahoon presents information about the heads of state and rulers of Bermuda since the 1700s. Bermuda is a self-governing territory of Great Britain. Cahoon includes images of the national flag, links to a country map, and the full text of the constitution, which was adopted in 1968. A timeline of premiers, governors, and government leaders of Bermuda is available.

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