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The Government is continuing to pursue its lawsuit against the Lahey Clinic, according to a court submission filed by its lawyers this week.
The claim, for unspecified damages, alleges “corrupt enterprises” between the Massachusetts-based teaching ho...
DATE: Jan 25, 2018
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Bermuda’s controversial move to ban same-sex marriage is to be debated by British politicians.
Labour MP Chris Bryant has asked for an adjournment debate on the subject, which will take place at the end of Monday’s session in the House of Commons.
Th...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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There was one compelling reason why Miss X, who did not wish to be identified, went to the police after she was sexually assaulted by her boss — her daughter.
Reluctant to publicly relive the “terrifying” attack, which took place one evening almost s...
DATE: Jan 19, 2018
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The Government should say if it is to create an extra $200,000-plus post with the appointment of a new Cabinet secretary, Opposition deputy leader Leah Scott said yesterday.
The call came after it was announced on Monday that Derrick Binns’s job of S...
DATE: Jan 18, 2018
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A British politician has called on Boris Johnson, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to prevent Bermuda from taking the “entirely retrograde step” of reversing marriage equality.
Chris Bryant, Labour MP for Rhondda, told the...
DATE: Jan 17, 2018
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The Government has tightened the law to ensure the real ownership of companies registered in Bermuda stays secret.
The change was backed by MPs a week before David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said that Bermuda was “an open, transparent...
DATE: Dec 29, 2017
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Sam Strangeways
Four gay couples who are planning to marry at sea on Bermudian-registered ships will still be able to tie the knot, the Government confirmed today.
Marriage banns have been posted by the Registrar-General for the unions, with two of the ceremonies du...
DATE: Dec 21, 2017
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Kevin Dallas will not face a backlash from his superiors in the Bermuda Tourism Authority after he asked senators to vote against a Bill designed to repeal marriage equality, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Mr Dallas, the BTA chief executive, wrote to ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2017
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Sam Strangeways
Senators agreed yesterday that importers of food and other goods should face fines of up to $5,000 if they fail to provide information to a new commission set up to look at their import costs and profit margins.
The Upper Chamber approved the Price C...
DATE: Dec 15, 2017
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Sam Strangeways
The first phase of a government plan to improve standards in care homes was approved yesterday in the Senate.
Junior health minister Crystal Caesar said the Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes Amendment Act 2017 would help to protect people from...
DATE: Dec 14, 2017
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Sam Strangeways