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Children as young as 11 are being exposed to pornography, parents in Bermuda have been warned.
Deana Puccio, a social-media expert and former New York court prosecutor, said mothers could not pretend their own sons were not affected.
Ms Puccio told T...
DATE: Jan 18, 2019
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A charity took its support sessions behind bars to help women in prison learn how to cope with life outside.
The Women’s Resource Centre teamed up with Tina Laws Consulting to deliver their first programme designed to equip inmates with the skills an...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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Three new schemes to develop young talent will be investments in the future of Bermuda, the Premier said yesterday.
David Burt announced the programmes, to benefit ten young people at a cost of about $70,000, in line with a Throne Speech pledge last ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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Opportunities in Bermuda will be promoted to global business leaders in Europe next week.
David Burt, the Premier, will lead a team of three to Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.
He said he was the only head of a...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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A cruise ship passenger was expected to be brought ashore to Bermuda for medical treatment last night.
The Anthem of the Seas was travelling from St Kitts to Bayonne, New Jersey, when the individual became unwell.
A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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Almost $230,000 a year is being shelled out to treat a violent child sex offender in Britain, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
An agreement reached between the Bermuda Hospitals Board and St Andrew’s Healthcare in England to provide mental health servic...
DATE: Jan 16, 2019
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A social entrepreneur and equal rights campaigner from the US has hosted a weekend retreat on the island.
Trabian Shorters, the chief executive and founder of the BMe Community, spoke at the Rosewood resort at Tucker’s Point.
He was welcomed on Thurs...
DATE: Jan 16, 2019
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Six police sergeants have been promoted to inspector by Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley.
Dennis Astwood, Karema Flood, Darren Glasford, Shakisha Minors, Ronald Taylor and Kenten Trott were welcomed to their new posts at a ceremony in front ...
DATE: Jan 16, 2019
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A lack of leadership on same-sex marriage slowed progress towards equality, the outgoing chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission has claimed.
Tawana Tannock said the row was the most difficult subject she had tackled in her six years with the HRC,...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Extra legislation to protect the independence of human rights commissioners is needed, it was claimed yesterday.
Tawana Tannock, the outgoing chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission, said the organisation was not linked to a government department b...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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