Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land outside the territory is in the American state of North Carolina,about 1,035 km (643 mi) to the west-northwest.
This is a demography of the population of Bermuda including population density,ethnicity,education level,health of the populace,economic status,religious affiliations and other aspects of the population,including changes in the demographic make-up of Bermuda over the centuries of its permanent settlement.
Bermudian English is a regional dialect of English found in Bermuda,a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic. Standard English is used in professional settings and in writing,while vernacular Bermudian English is spoken on more casual occasions. The Bermudian dialect began to develop following settlement in the early 17th century and retains traits of Elizabethan English. Bermudian Creole is also spoken in Bermuda,especially among younger Bermudians.
Dame Jennifer Meredith Smith,DBE,JP,DHumL,MP is a Bermudian politician who was the Premier of Bermuda from 1998 until 2003,the first premier who was not a member of the United Bermuda Party.
The Progressive Labour Party (PLP) is one of the three political parties in Bermuda. At the 18 July 2017 general election,the party won 24 of the 36 seats in the Bermudian House of Assembly to become the governing party. The party was founded in 1963,the first political party in Bermuda,and the oldest still active. It formed government from 1998 to 2012,and again since 2017.
Henry Jennings was an English privateer-turned-pirate. Jennings' first recorded act of piracy took place in early 1716 when,with three vessels and 150–300 men,Jennings' fleet ambushed the Spanish salvage camp from the 1715 Treasure Fleet. After the Florida raid,Jennings and his crew also linked up with Benjamin Hornigold's "three sets of pirates" from New Providence Island.
Ewart Frederick Brown Jr. is a politician and physician who served as the ninth Premier of Bermuda and leader of the country's Progressive Labour Party (PLP) from 2006 to 2010. He represented Warwick South Central as a Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2010.
Dame Lois Marie Browne-Evans DBE JP was a lawyer and political figure in Bermuda. She led the Progressive Labour Party (PLP) in opposition before being appointed Bermuda's first female Attorney-General. She first gained recognition in 1953 as Bermuda's first female barrister. Browne-Evans died of a suspected stroke on 29 May 2007,at age 79.
Andrew Michael Holness,DLP is a Jamaican politician who has served as Prime Minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016,having previously served from 2011 to 2012,and as Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) since 2011.
Paula Ann Cox CBE is a Bermudian politician and former premier of Bermuda. She has been the leader of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party (PLP),since 28 October 2010. In accordance with the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968,she was appointed Premier of Bermuda,on Friday,29 October 2010 by Governor Sir Richard Gozney. She was succeeded as Premier by Craig Cannonier on 18 December 2012,when she led her party into election defeat,losing her own seat in the process.
Derrick V. Burgess is a Bermudian politician,former labour union leader and hotel executive. The Hon. Derrick V. Burgess was elected Deputy Leader of the Progressive Labour Party and Deputy Premier of Bermuda on 28 October 2010,immediately following the election of the Hon. Paula Cox,JP,MP as Premier of Bermuda. Four days later,he was named Minister of Public Works.
The One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) is one of two political parties in Bermuda with elected members of the Bermuda's legislative assembly. It was created in May 2011 by the merger of most members of Bermuda's two non-Labour parties,the United Bermuda Party and the Bermuda Democratic Alliance. It won the 2012 election and governed until 2017. Since then,it has been the official opposition in Bermuda's House of Assembly.
Nelson Blake Ainsworth Bascome,Jr. was a former Minister of Health in Bermuda,
Craig Cannonier is a Bermudian politician,who served as Premier of Bermuda from 18 December 2012 until his resignation on 19 May 2014. He has also served as the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance since 10 September 2011.
Marc A. Bean is a Bermudian politician,and the former Leader of the Opposition. Bean was a Member of Bermuda's Parliament since winning a by-election in 2010,securing the seat of Warwick South Central for the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party (PLP). Previously,Bean had served in the Bermuda Senate. While in government,Bean held various ministerial and junior ministerial portfolios,including Environment,Planning and Infrastructure Strategy. In September 2020,he announced that he was forming a new political party,the Free Democratic Movement,to contest the 2020 Bermudian general election.
Diallo Vincent Rabain,JP,MP is the current Minister of Education and Workforce Development,and a member of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party.
Cannabis in Bermuda is legal for medical use and decriminalized for recreational use.
Sir John Henry Sharpe was a Bermudian politician. He served as Premier of Bermuda from 29 December 1975 to 30 August 1977. Prior to becoming Premier,succeeding Edward Richards,Sharpe served as Minister for Finance.
General elections were held in Bermuda on 1 October 2020 to elect all 36 members of the House of Assembly. On 21 August 2020 Premier Edward David Burt announced that Governor of Bermuda John Rankin has accepted his advice to call a snap election. The election resulted in the largest victory for one party since party politics began in Bermuda in 1968,as the Progressive Labour Party won 62% of the vote and 30 of 36 seats.
