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Progressive Labour Party leader Marc Bean believes that homosexuality is a choice, and that the purpose of gay marriage is to turn “civilisation upside down”.
Speaking on television last night, Mr Bean said that he felt same-sex marriage would furthe...
DATE: Jul 12, 2013
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A single mother left without child support by her ex-husband has been left questioning where to turn.
Ms X, whose identity can’t be revealed for legal reasons, told The Royal Gazette she’s owed thousands by her expatriate former spouse — who has neve...
DATE: Jul 12, 2013
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The needs of Bermuda’s war veteran population are growing more urgent as veterans, along with their widows, pass the 90-year age mark.
The Bermuda Legion, already recruiting volunteers for Remembrance Day, issued a reminder that veterans aren’t just ...
DATE: Jul 12, 2013
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SAGE Commission Chairman Brian Duperreault’s speeches didn’t divulge secret information, the group has declared.
Nor are its communications subject to review by the Government.
The group affirmed its independent status yesterday, in the wake of objec...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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Controversial legislation allowing conditions to be added to Government assistance was approved yesterday in the Upper House.
The Financial Assistance Amendment Act, 2013, and Child Day Care Allowance Amendment Act, 2013, got the green light from Sen...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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A hit and run has left a woman motorist in fear of the road — but grateful for “the care and compassion of others”, who tended to her at the scene.
The scooter rider is recovering from a broken and dislocated right shoulder after being knocked down o...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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The Progressive Labour Party are demanding that Government apologise for damaging Bermuda’s reputation by “saying they’re able to waive the law”.
However, Government Senate Leader Michael Fahy dismissed the incident as nothing more than a ‘storm in a...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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Pembroke resident Rodericka Pitcher, for whom the community often rallied over the years of her battle with cancer, has passed away at the age of 30.
Ms Pitcher came to public attention in 1998, when she developed bone cancer at the age of 15, while ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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Megan Bower is officially one of the brightest teenagers in the world.
The Bermuda High School head girl scored 44 out of a possible 45 points on her International Baccalaureate exams, putting her in the top 0.5 percent for IB students worldwide.
Her...
DATE: Jul 10, 2013
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The grades came in this weekend for Warwick Academy, which reported its best International Baccalaureate exam results in school history.
Principal Maggie McCorkell said 60 graduates from the class of 2013 wrote their final exams in May — and “are to ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2013
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