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Michael DeSilva admitted yesterday that the police’s plan for dealing with the December 2 protest “didn’t work” with regard to ensuring Parliament was able to sit.
The Commissioner of Police told a press conference the “right contingency” was “perhap...
DATE: Feb 02, 2017
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The Registrar-General cannot post marriage banns for gay couples because such unions are null and void under Bermuda’s existing laws, a court heard yesterday.
Deputy Solicitor-General Shakira Dill-Francois, representing the Bermuda Government in a ci...
DATE: Feb 01, 2017
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The widow of Devrae Noel-Simmons has launched legal proceedings against the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
A writ was filed recently on behalf of Susie Noel-Simmons by Sedgwick Chudleigh law firm.
Ms Noel-Simmons declined to comment about the civil matter ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2017
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Almost 30 jobs held by guest workers at churches across Bermuda did not have to be advertised, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The Department of Immigration had granted waivers or automatic exemptions for 27 positions at eight places of worship, includ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2017
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Former Attorney-General Mark Pettingill is urging police to issue clear warnings to people considering blocking MPs from entering the House of Assembly when it reconvenes next month.
The government backbencher said it was up to the Bermuda Police Ser...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Women from Bermuda will be among hundreds of thousands of people taking part in the Women’s March on Washington tomorrow, on the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Journalist Clare O’Connor and student Kayley Gibbons both plan to attend the rall...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017
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A restricted document written by Bermuda’s most senior police commanders before the December 2 protest reveals that they considered the political climate to be “very sensitive” and planned for officers at the scene to “use the least intrusive and coe...
DATE: Jan 19, 2017
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Trevor Moniz revealed yesterday he had never been given a report on any convicted sex offender prior to their release from prison, despite being responsible for deciding whether to disclose information to the public about their return to society.
The...
DATE: Jan 19, 2017
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A CEO who sexually assaulted one of his employees may have to pay her thousands of dollars in damages.
Quinton Neil Francis, 43, part-owner of security firm SAS Protection Services, attacked the woman in 2012 while the pair were on an evening patrol ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2017
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Environmental health officers are working to put “scores on doors” for every restaurant, café and bar in Bermuda.
The scheme is to be implemented “within the next year”, according to Jennifer Attride-Stirling, permanent secretary at the Ministry of H...
DATE: Jan 09, 2017
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