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Opponents of same-sex marriage have filed an application to appeal against the landmark Supreme Court ruling which allowed gay couples to wed in Bermuda. The request for permission to appeal the May 5 judgment is understood to have been made to the R...
DATE: Jun 28, 2017
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Bermuda’s national youth jump rope team is gearing up to compete on the global stage next month.
The Bermy Bouncers will take part in the World Jump Rope Championships in Orlando, Florida, from July 2-9, before heading to Seattle for an invita...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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It has been eight years since four prisoners were brought to Bermuda from Guantánamo Bay in the dead of night — but the cloak of secrecy surrounding their arrival has yet to be lifted.
Sunday marked the anniversary of the June 11, 2009 arrival of the...
DATE: Jun 14, 2017
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The secret deal to bring the four Uighurs to Bermuda from Guantánamo Bay was sealed after a meeting at the White House, according to Ewart Brown.
The former premier agreed to an interview with The Royal Gazette to mark the eighth anniversary of the m...
DATE: Jun 14, 2017
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Same-sex couples could have only a brief window of time in which to marry in Bermuda if a Bill tabled by Opposition politician Wayne Furbert passes in Parliament and gets royal assent.
The draft legislation, which can be debated and voted on by MPs a...
DATE: May 31, 2017
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A Broadway musical backed by a Bermudian has received the most nominations for this year’s Tony Awards.
Carl Paiva, who ran a travel agency on the island for decades before moving to Manhattan in 2013, said he couldn’t be more delighted with the succ...
DATE: May 24, 2017
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Former attorney-general Mark Pettingill has told why he got involved in civil court proceedings brought by the Government of Bermuda against the Lahey Clinic.
The independent MP, who has lent his name to a document in support of Lahey’s motion to hav...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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The Registrar-General has posted the first wedding banns in Bermuda for a same-sex couple — but those against gay marriage are still seeking to stop such unions taking place.
Julia Saltus, of Sandys, and Judith Aido, of Maryland, United States, appli...
DATE: May 17, 2017
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Football’s governing body has reminded its members that it will not tolerate discrimination after an offensive tweet was posted from the account of a Bermuda footballer.
Drewonde Bascome told The Royal Gazette he had nothing to do with the tweet, whi...
DATE: May 12, 2017
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A charity which focuses on developing young children’s brains wants to expand the programmes it has on offer but needs more volunteers to make it happen.
The BSMART Foundation, on Cedar Avenue, in Hamilton, already has a busy schedule of after-school...
DATE: May 05, 2017
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