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A haul of fish brought in by residents of the Summerhaven assisted-living facility marks the start of new community initiatives for the facility.
“The residents are disabled, yes, but they have creative genius and when they realise that somebody’s pa...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Today is the day for Bermudians to go to the polls and have their say on same-sex marriage and civil unions.
Twelve polling stations across the island will open their doors at 8am for voters to cast their ballots in the referendum on same-sex relatio...
DATE: Jun 23, 2016
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Bermuda appears to have delivered an extremely convincing “no” to both same-sex marriage and same-sex civil unions.
However, today’s referendum will only be considered “answered” if there is a turnout of 50 per cent or more — and with 39 out of the t...
DATE: Jun 23, 2016
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Empty for years and in danger of falling into disrepair, a house at the back of Portland Lane in Sandys is soon to become a home.
Members of the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation gathered there yesterday with friends to celebrate the building’s reviva...
DATE: Jun 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s blind and the partially sighted have been given a financial boost with one of the lsland’s leading insurance/reinsurance companies donating thousands of dollars.
On behalf of Axis Specialty Ltd, Alice Cedenio presented a cheque to the Berm...
DATE: Jun 06, 2016
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Michael Dunkley has written to Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the British Labour Party, to defend Bermuda’s international reputation.
The Premier said that he provided factual information about the island’s position in insurance and international busin...
DATE: Apr 29, 2016
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Politics
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The Commission of Inquiry will host its first public hearing on June 27, scrutinising the previous government’s use of taxpayer funds.
Members have reportedly completed a week of preparatory meetings, during which they established a timetable leading...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A fresh chapter has begun for the Human Rights Commission in its new headquarters, where the latest set of commissioners held its first meeting.
Tawana Tannock, the HRC chairwoman, praised the work of the selection committee in bringing together comm...
DATE: Apr 08, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 200 years ago, two Royal Navy lieutenants travelled to Bermuda to embark on a ground-breaking project to map the island’s landscape, seabed and perilous reefs.
The culmination of eight years’ meticulous work by Thomas Hurd and Andrew Evans ...
DATE: Apr 07, 2016
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The Progressive Labour Party is to boycott the Senate Budget debate, with Senator Marc Daniels calling for the resignation of Senator Michael Fahy over the Pathways to Status affair.
Mr Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs, issued a public apology yest...
DATE: Mar 22, 2016
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Politics
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