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A glossy magazine dedicated to same-sex marriage is to feature a couple from Bermuda in its next edition, along with the celebration they held on the Island after tying the knot abroad.
Adrian Beasley and Shane Hartnett, who wed last August, will app...
DATE: Jan 22, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
An inquiry into an alleged breach of confidentiality in connection with public access to information is complete, according to information commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez.
Ms Gutierrez told The Royal Gazette this week she expected to release the out...
DATE: Jan 21, 2016
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Many of Bermuda’s public school buildings are “worse than Third World” and the Bermuda Government should focus on fixing them rather than closing or consolidating schools, according to the leader of a teachers’ union.
Mike Charles, general secretary ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2016
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Education
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Sam Strangeways
New figures showing public school application and enrolment numbers have been obtained by The Royal Gazette, as parents await the results of a reorganisation of the state education system.
An announcement on which schools are being considered for clo...
DATE: Jan 18, 2016
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Education
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Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s murder rate has halved over the past five years but it is too early to say the Island has turned a corner on violent crime among young black men, according to commentators.
There were four murders on the Island in 2015, compared with a peak...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The state lottery in Florida has issued a warning to people in Bermuda buying tickets for the multimillion-dollar Powerball draw from a local bookmaker.
Paradise Games, on Court Street, offers tickets for the Powerball Lottery, telling customers on i...
DATE: Jan 14, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
The state lottery in Florida has issued a warning to people in Bermuda buying tickets for the multimillion-dollar Powerball draw from a local bookmaker.
Paradise Games, on Court Street, offers tickets for the Powerball Lottery, telling customers on i...
DATE: Jan 14, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
Political parties would have to disclose who funds their election campaigns under new legislation proposed by Marc Bean yesterday.
The Opposition leader called a press conference to push for a new good governance law to outlaw corruption and shine a ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A private school is to scan the fingerprints of hundreds of secondary students in order for them to be able to get hot lunches and take out library books.
Warwick Academy confirmed yesterday it was introducing the “totally voluntary” system this term...
DATE: Jan 09, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
Michael Dunkley yesterday explained his decision to hold the upcoming Commission of Inquiry behind closed doors.
The Premier, who announced the independent investigation into the handling of taxpayers’ money under the former Progressive Labour Party ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways