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Judges at the island’s highest court of appeal found that legislation banning same-sex marriage in Bermuda was not unconstitutional.

Privy Council judges yesterday dismissed an appeal from two women who wanted a legally recognised marriage in the Cayman Islands. Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush challenged a Court of Appeal ruling that the overseas territory’s Bill of Rights di...

June 2013: The Human Rights Act 1981 is amended to outlaw discrimination due to sexual orientation. Wayne Furbert, then an Opposition MP, tries unsuccessfully to remove same-sex marriage from the new provision. October 2015: Preserve Marriage...

An appeal to raise funds for Ukrainians has passed its $100,000 target. Ann Spencer-Arscott, the executive director of the Bermuda Red Cross, said that donations totalled $130,000. She added: “We are so grateful to the community for their generosity ...

Improvements could be made to dug-up roads across the island before permanent resurfacing takes place, the Minister of Public Works said yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch explained that his team was looking at how to help motorists while util...

Bermuda’s two hospitals had less than six days’ worth of cash in hand last December

Reggae artist Shaggy has been named in a charge against two other people in connection with alleged breaches of Covid-19 rules last summer. Cindy Clarke, the Director of Public Prosecutions, said that prosecution was approved against Matthew Strong a...

The Ministry of Health launched its Bermuda Health Strategy 2022–2027 last month in a bid to make sure that everyone has access to essential, quality health services without suffering financial hardship. FIONA McWHIRTER takes a look at some of th...

A former police officer appealed against a conviction for a sex assault on a female colleague. Jermari Belboda was found guilty by magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo in 2020 of an assault on a 24-year-old female constable. Magistrates’ Court heard at the tim...

Women dealing with grief will be offered support from an art therapy group. Finding Solace was organised by Rhea Gibbons with the Women’s Resource Centre. A spokeswoman explained that the art therapy group would give “support for women as they naviga...