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The Government has been ordered to pay costs to the couple who won the right for gay people to marry in Bermuda.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons ruled that all of Winston Godwin and Greg DeRoche’s legal costs should be paid in relation to their cla...
DATE: Sep 28, 2017
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Cabinet minister Kim Wilson is representing same-sex marriage opponents in their bid to overturn a landmark ruling which allowed gay couples to marry in Bermuda.
Ms Wilson, the full-time Minister of Health, is the attorney of record for a group which...
DATE: Sep 28, 2017
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Gaming regulators have raised concerns about the prospect of Bermuda adopting a cashless system for its casinos — echoing criticism by a problem gambling expert.
Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling in the Unite...
DATE: Sep 22, 2017
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Senators may get the chance to make or break Wayne Furbert’s Bill to reverse the legalisation of gay marriage, according to lawyers interested in the draft law.
Mark Pettingill and Rod Attride-Stirling, who argued the case that led to same-sex marria...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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David Burt will today accuse the former government of failing to budget for a “staggering” $13 million worth of spending this financial year, including an extra $4.3 million on the America’s Cup sponsorship guarantee.
The Premier and Minister of Fina...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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Sam Strangeways
Dead fish spotted on Bermuda’s beaches and floating close to shore are probably not a cause for concern, according to an ocean expert.
The rotting carcasses have been seen this week on the sands at Shelly Bay and floating in St George’s and Hamilton ...
DATE: Sep 13, 2017
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Wayne Furbert’s bid to reverse the legalisation of gay marriage could put the United Kingdom in breach of its international obligations, according to lawyer Mark Pettingill.
Mr Pettingill, one of the lawyers who successfully litigated the case that l...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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A gay couple set to wed today in Bermuda asked the “vocal minority” who oppose same-sex marriage to put aside their “fear and fundamentalism” and be “open and kind” to all their fellow citizens.
Bermudian Bruce Whayman and his fiancé, Roland Maerten...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Sam Strangeways
Government backbencher Wayne Furbert has backed out of a meeting with a young Bermudian who won the right for gay people to marry on the island.
Mr Furbert was to meet with Winston Godwin-DeRoche and others from the LGBT community after the 27-year-o...
DATE: Sep 06, 2017
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Preserve Marriage’s reinstatement as a charity has reignited questions over its funding, but Bermuda’s laws do not require the information to be disclosed.
The group, which is against same-sex marriage and civil unions, has never revealed its financi...
DATE: Sep 02, 2017
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Sam Strangeways