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More than 50 police officers will be deployed to tackle any trouble at Bermuda’s first gay Pride event, it was revealed yesterday. But Acting Superintendent Hashim Estwick said he expected Saturday’s celebration to be “very safe”. Mr Estwick said: “...

A Christian woman yesterday called on other churchgoers to show love to “all of mankind” in the run-up to Bermuda’s first Pride parade. Savannah Rose said followers of the Bible could not pick and choose which rules applied. She wrote to The Royal Ga...

The Government’s representative in Europe yesterday said gay Bermudians should live without fear because her own same-sex relationship had never sparked hostility. Renée Webb, a former Progressive Labour Party MP and minister, said attitudes towards ...

The sound of Diana Ross, Beyoncé and Madonna will be part of a performance designed to mark gay Pride events this weekend. Sybil Barrington, the Queen of Bermuda, will take to the stage with fellow drag artists to entertain residents and visitors. Ma...

A “phenomenal” project on the arrival of slaves in America has sparked a call to boost discussion about history in Bermuda. Cheryl Packwood, the former director of the Government’s Washington DC office, said that further embracing the island’s past w...

The Mayor of Hamilton admitted yesterday he was a “hypocrite” until his daughter made him rethink his traditional view of marriage. Charles Gosling said his daughter had convinced him to accept the principle of equal rights for gay people. Mr Gosling...

The number of jobs in Bermuda increased last year compared to 2017, but the number held by Bermudians dropped, Department of Statistics figures revealed. The Job Market Employment Briefs report said there were 33,810 positions filled at the time of t...

Flights to and from the UK are set to be cancelled next month after the British pilots’ union announced strikes yesterday as part of a long-running dispute over pay. The British Airline Pilots Association put British Airways on notice of its plans f...

A tourist died yesterday after an incident during a jet ski tour. The 62-year-old American woman was a passenger on the machine when she fell off and “became unresponsive”, police said. Emergency crews were called to the incident in waters off Somers...

The number of people who sought help from a charity over abusive relationships has already surpassed the annual average, the agency’s leader said yesterday. Laurie Shiell, the executive director at the Centre Against Abuse, explained that requests fo...