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Cash-strapped citizens have withdrawn more than $17 million from their workplace pensions since the rules on accessing retirement savings were relaxed.
Hundreds of people have tapped into their pension pots to pay for rent, school fees, mortgages and...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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Objections have been made about Preserve Marriage’s application to become a charity — though the Bermuda Government will not say how many.
The pressure group, which is opposed to same-sex couples being allowed to wed in Bermuda, is still waiting to h...
DATE: Apr 07, 2016
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Former Cabinet Minister Derrick Burgess has accused the Auditor-General of bias, unfairness, carelessness and inaccuracy in his official response to the damning report she released last year.
Mr Burgess has been silent since the 315-page report into ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2016
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Politics
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Sam Strangeways
One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Mark Pettingill says his party’s plan to outlaw same-sex marriage is “very disconcerting” and may breach international human rights law.
The MP and lawyer, who is representing a couple seeking to wed on the island, wa...
DATE: Feb 19, 2016
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A neighbour who says she witnessed an attack by a pitbull on a little boy has rejected claims from the child’s father that bystanders did nothing to help.
The woman said she heard the eight-year-old’s “heart-wrenching screams” on Sunday afternoon and...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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Community workers have expressed their concern at a void of support services aimed directly at young people dealing with sexual identity issues in Bermuda.
The Bermuda Government does not fund any programmes specifically for LGBTQ youth, The Royal Ga...
DATE: Feb 05, 2016
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Researchers have identified how a specific strain of salmonella is getting into Bermuda’s drinking water system, prompting environmental health officials to reiterate advice on how to avoid getting ill.
The research team, led by doctoral student Sher...
DATE: Jan 22, 2016
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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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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