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As more than a 1,000 demonstrators arrived at the Session House grounds, police took no chances and guarded the locked doors of Parliament.
The orders were said to come from the sergeant-at-arms, as Progressive Labour Party MP Walter Roban confronted...
DATE: Mar 12, 2016
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Michael Dunkley remained adamant that the One Bermuda Alliance Government was “trying to save Bermuda”, as Opposition MPs maintained that the Government’s “intransigence” was pushing the island into turmoil.
While the Premier said he was open to list...
DATE: Mar 12, 2016
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The Human Rights Commission, accused in Parliament of taking a “narrow” focus on same-sex marriage, called the comments “disheartening”.
The response, from HRC chairwoman Tawana Tannock, followed remarks in the House of Assembly given by Marc Bean, w...
DATE: Mar 11, 2016
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Controversial legislation calling for a referendum on the issue of same-sex marriage is set to be debated today as MPs return to Parliament.
Tabled last Friday by Michael Dunkley, the Premier, the Bill will also put to the public whether they are in ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2016
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Parliament protester Enda Matthie, who is on a “hunger strike” outside Sessions House to draw legislators’ attention to the plight of ordinary Bermudians, was joined overnight and yesterday by supporters.
Ms Matthie, who told The Royal Gazette she h...
DATE: Mar 10, 2016
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The Human Rights Commission has been charged with adopting a narrowing focus on same-sex marriage, during a parliamentary debate on its budget.
Marc Bean, the leader of the Opposition, recalled the Bermuda Government’s assurances in the 2013 debate o...
DATE: Mar 10, 2016
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The Progressive Labour Party has queried how the island’s newly registered voters went up 50 per cent more in this fiscal year than the forecast figure — with a target of 2,000 new voters for 2016-17.
Marc Bean, the Opposition Leader, declared himsel...
DATE: Mar 10, 2016
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The Corporation of Hamilton, left liable for a “misappropriated” $18 million loan for a hotel on Par-la-Ville car park, has come a crucial step closer to refinancing its bad debt.
Charles Gosling, Hamilton’s mayor, said his administration had been sa...
DATE: Mar 09, 2016
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Raymond Augustus, a well-liked funeral director and an iconic figure of the Friswells Hill neighbourhood, will be laid to rest this Saturday after his death last week at the age of 57.
His brother, David Augustus Sr, who worked alongside him at the f...
DATE: Mar 09, 2016
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The finale of Downton Abbey will be shown on Sunday and Monday after dismayed fans were deprived of the show due to technical issues last weekend.
As reported in The Royal Gazette today, viewers missed the farewell episode of the highly popular Bri...
DATE: Mar 09, 2016
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