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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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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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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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A 22-year-old woman was taken to hospital this morning after a crash involving her motorcycle and a car.
The collision happened at the junction of Palmetto Road and Railway Terrace at about 8.55am in Pembroke.
A police spokesman said: “It appears tha...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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Problems with the sewage plant at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital have not resulted in any risk to public health, the Government said.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources confirmed there were “issues” with the plan...
DATE: May 07, 2016
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Earlier this month, in a boardroom at the Parliamentary Registry on Wesley Street in Hamilton, a group of local politicians and two overseas visitors sat poring over a large map of Bermuda, discussing how best to divide this tiny island into constitu...
DATE: Apr 30, 2016
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The number of registered voters has risen by almost six per cent in the past six years, with 2,388 more people on the electoral roll now than in June 2010.
Parliamentary registrar Tenia Woolridge told The Royal Gazette there were 41,355 Bermudians re...
DATE: Apr 30, 2016
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A struggling charity that issued a plea for help this month in The Royal Gazette has since been “inundated” with calls of support.
Allison Figureido, the founder and director of BSMART Foundation, said yesterday she had held meetings with accountants...
DATE: Apr 27, 2016
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Falling house prices in Bermuda mean the threshold for properties which come under rent control is to be reduced.
Homes with an annual rental value of $27,000 or less are regulated by the Rent Commission to give tenants in lower-value properties secu...
DATE: Apr 25, 2016
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Members of the Public Accounts Committee are at loggerheads over whether chairman David Burt should have ordered a senior civil servant to provide them with the full agreement on the new airport.
Correspondence obtained by The Royal Gazette reveals t...
DATE: Apr 22, 2016
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