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The Bermuda Government’s three-pronged approach to tackling marriage equality has created “total confusion”, according to an Opposition MP.
Same-sex marriage opponent Wayne Furbert said announcing a referendum, introducing draft legislation on civil ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
David Saul, the former Premier, has called for the appointment of “brave, wise and fearless” commissioners to investigate the handling of public funds during the former Progressive Labour Party administration.
Dr Saul yesterday praised Michael Dunkle...
DATE: Dec 24, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Michael Dunkley was quizzed yesterday about conscription, same-sex marriage and the size of the Civil Service during an online chat with readers of The Royal Gazette.
The Premier spent 50 minutes at his computer at the Cabinet Office answering questi...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Readers of The Royal Gazette have the chance this morning to grill Michael Dunkley online about this year’s Throne Speech.
The Premier will be taking part in a live question and answer session from 10am today about the initiatives laid out in the 30-...
DATE: Dec 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Bermuda Government has stonewalled questions about how much it is still paying to keep a defunct sports facility from falling into disuse.
The Sandys 360 sports centre is still receiving money from the public purse, according to its chairman Stan...
DATE: Dec 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A mother has described her gay son and his partner as “very courageous” for launching a bid to have Bermuda’s first same-sex marriage.
Sylvia Hayward-Harris told The Royal Gazette it was typical of her son Ijumo Hayward to “not worry about public app...
DATE: Dec 04, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A gay couple seeking permission to marry in Bermuda are highly likely to succeed if their case goes before the courts, according to a human rights expert.
Lawyer Mark Diel said recent court judgments regarding same-sex couples in Bermuda showed the I...
DATE: Dec 04, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A former United Bermuda Party minister has weighed in on the Bermuda Government’s $250 million plan to build a new airport, claiming the project is unnecessary.
Quinton Edness, who retired from politics in 1998, said he had heard nothing yet from the...
DATE: Dec 03, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways