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Same-sex relationships dominated a live online chat between Michael Dunkley and readers of The Royal Gazette yesterday.
The Premier took part in a question-and-answer session for an hour at the temporary Cabinet Office on Reid Street, fielding questi...
DATE: Jun 23, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Readers of The Royal Gazette have the chance to chat online with Michael Dunkley this morning, a day before voters cast their ballot in the referendum on same-sex relationships.
The Premier will be taking part in a live question-and-answer session fr...
DATE: Jun 22, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Ewart Brown challenged police yesterday to charge him with a criminal offence or end years of “fruitless investigation”, claiming the recent “unjust and unwarranted arrest” of one of his staff members was really an attempt to discredit him.
Flanked b...
DATE: Jun 17, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
This month’s referendum could lead to a constitutional crisis if the majority of ballots are against same-sex marriage and civil unions, a court heard yesterday.
With less than a week to go before early polling on the June 23 referendum begins, the C...
DATE: Jun 09, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley may order the Bermuda Government to change the location of some polling stations in the referendum on same-sex relationships so they are not held on church premises.
Dr Justice Kawaley indicated during a Supreme Court hearin...
DATE: Jun 09, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Cabinet Minister Sylvan Richards yesterday refused to comment on how he will vote in the same-sex marriage referendum, branding a question posed to him on the topic as “inappropriate”.
The Minister of Social Development and Sport was asked by The Roy...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The seawater at Bermuda’s top tourist beaches has been given a clean bill of health as the summer vacation season gets into full swing.
Environmental health officers have been regularly testing the quality of the bathing water at the nine most popula...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Michael Dunkley has urged voters to make sure they are on the “right side of history” when they vote in the same-sex marriage referendum.
The Premier told a press conference yesterday: “I intend to vote yes for civil unions on June 23.”
He said: “I a...
DATE: May 19, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Live coverage of this year’s Bermuda Day Parade will be streamed online on the Government website.
And revellers are being encouraged to post their memorable May 24 moments on social media using the hashtags #BermudaDay and #BermudaCulture.
Sylvan Ri...
DATE: May 19, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The six-figure salaries and perks enjoyed by most members of the executive team running Bermuda’s only hospital remain under wraps, despite the release of some “compensation data” earlier this week.
Bermuda Hospitals Board announced on Monday that it...
DATE: May 18, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways