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The call for a national vote to settle the contentious issue of same-sex marriage has a familiar ring to John Kane, Bermuda’s honorary Irish consul. Last year, the Republic of Ireland made history after becoming the first country in the world to appr...

New rights for long-term residents have been defended after Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda decried the move as one that would inevitably discriminate against black Bermudians. Lynne Woolridge, the chairwoman of the One Bermuda Alliance, respond...

A large brush fire broke out shortly before 4pm today just west of Woodland’s Road in Pembroke. Fire crews responded swiftly with two trucks at the scene dousing flames behind a warehouse off Astwood Close. Area residents were alerted by popping soun...

New legislation allowing long-term residents to obtain Bermuda status will inevitably prove discriminatory towards black Bermudians, according to Lynne Winfield of the anti-racism group Curb. Ms Winfield said the announcement last week by Michael Fah...

The training ship Spirit of Bermuda has returned successfully from another expedition, after taking a lashing during rough seas last month. A group of girl students from the Whitney Institute came ashore yesterday after five days on the sloop, a few ...

The Progressive Labour Party’s by-election victory dealt good press to its leader along with a stinging rebuke to the Bermuda Government over the state of the economy, according to a PLP source. Meanwhile Glenn Blakeney, the former MP for Devonshire ...

Diallo Rabain stormed to victory by a decisive margin for the Progressive Labour Party last night in Devonshire North Central, where he took 56 per cent of the vote. Mr Rabain hailed his win over the One Bermuda Alliance’s Andrew Simons, at 461 votes...

An open meeting on the island’s airport redevelopment plan featured a sceptical and often heated crowd for a second night. Craig Looby, a developer with the Urban Maximum Industries, Inc (UMI), rose at last night’s forum at Penno’s Wharf, St George’s...

New travel requirements for Bermudians going to Canada will come into effect next month. The Electronic Travel Authorisation, or eTA, which is a mirror of the electronic system for travel authorisation for the United States, becomes mandatory on Marc...

Single mothers, seniors and college-educated women all recounted their experiences of unemployment before a packed hall aimed at helping Bermuda’s jobless females. More than 150 appeared yesterday for the “Women Hearing Women” forum called by Progres...