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A charity which focuses on developing young children’s brains wants to expand the programmes it has on offer but needs more volunteers to make it happen.
The BSMART Foundation, on Cedar Avenue, in Hamilton, already has a busy schedule of after-school...
DATE: May 05, 2017
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The Bermuda Government spending on foreign consultants has fallen steadily since the One Bermuda Alliance came to power but the amount could be on the increase this year.
More than $7.3 million is expected to be paid from the public purse to overseas...
DATE: May 05, 2017
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Preserve Marriage’s name is not on the latest list of registered charities.
The organisation, which campaigns against same-sex marriage and civil unions, applied to have its charitable status renewed earlier this year, as it was due to expire on Apri...
DATE: May 04, 2017
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Members of a small Muslim movement in Bermuda will hold an exhibition today as part of an ongoing campaign to raise awareness about the real meaning of Islam.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim community will be at Kindley Field Road, in the open area, before the ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2017
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A judge has partially denied an attempt by the Lahey Clinic to stop the disclosure of evidence in the civil case brought against it by the Bermuda Government.
The Massachusetts-based hospital filed a motion for a “brief stay of discovery” in the matt...
DATE: Apr 27, 2017
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A government department dedicated to ensuring the island’s sustainability has been dismantled, leading green campaigners to fear that environmental issues are not a priority.
The Sustainable Development Department was formed to put into action the Su...
DATE: Apr 21, 2017
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“Critical” guidelines to ensure civil servants deal properly with public access to information requests have yet to be released, more than two years after the law came into effect.
The absence of the “practice codes” was flagged up by information com...
DATE: Apr 21, 2017
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A charity born almost a century ago to help “needy little ones” announced yesterday that it would close and, in doing so, would give its headquarters to another organisation which works to strengthen Bermuda’s families.
The Sunshine League said it wa...
DATE: Apr 20, 2017
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Direct threats were made to officers involved in policing the December 2 protest outside Parliament and so their identities must be kept secret, according to Michael DeSilva.
The Commissioner of Police said that was one reason an operational order fo...
DATE: Apr 17, 2017
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Charity commissioners are still deciding whether to recommend the renewal of Preserve Marriage’s charitable status, which ran out on April 5.
The Royal Gazette understands that the committee failed to reach a decision at its last meeting and will loo...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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