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Information commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez has called for the Bermuda Government to reduce the six-week time frame public authorities have to reach a decision on freedom of information requests. “International best practice is for a decision on ac...

Bermuda’s voters remain evenly split on the issue of whether same-sex marriage should be legalised, according to a survey commissioned by The Royal Gazette. Respondents were asked in a telephone poll this month if same-sex marriage should be legalise...

Preserve Marriage, a pressure group opposed to same-sex couples being allowed to wed in Bermuda, has applied to become a charity. A Ministry of Home Affairs spokeswoman confirmed the application on Thursday, telling The Royal Gazette: “That applicati...

Civil servants are handling public access to information requests without official written protocols on how to do so, causing breaches of confidentiality. The issue is highlighted in information commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez’s first annual report,...

A conservative Christian preacher from the United States is in Bermuda this week to lecture churchgoers on why same-sex marriage could lead to society’s acceptance of paedophilia, bestiality and polygamy. Brad Harrub, from the non-denominational Chu...

Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban claimed today that government MPs had “collectively thumbed their noses” to a “significant portion of our community” by rejecting a joint select committee to examine immigration reform. A motion for a bi-part...

Campaigners against a plan for a new parking lot near Shelly Bay playground said today they were celebrating after the idea was shelved. Developer Tom Steinhoff had proposed installing a new parking lot next to the playground for customers of a beach...

The Bermuda Government has been accused of a blatantly inconsistent approach to tackling two separate human rights issues: same-sex marriage and immigration reform. The Centre for Justice claimed that while the country’s leaders were willing to push ...

The Bermuda Government has finalised a document detailing how it will address Britain’s concerns about the $250 million airport redevelopment. It was due to submit the information to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by the end of last week, accord...

Canadian construction giant Aecon says it is “too early” to determine whether it will sell its stake in the company running Bermuda’s new airport once the project has been completed. The firm spearheading Bermuda’s airport redevelopment was due to op...