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A gay rights charity that fought for same-sex marriage in Bermuda’s courts has welcomed its last legal challenge this week.
OutBermuda hailed its “final appeal in London for Bermuda’s historic marriage equality decision”.
Legal arguments will be ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority said today it will allow flights of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to Bermuda with the removal of the airspace ban and it will also permit the operation of the aircraft type on the Bermuda Aircraft Registry.
The cha...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
LaVerne Furbert, a former government senator and stalwart of the Bermuda Industrial Union, has died.
Ms Furbert was 74.
David Burt, the Premier, yesterday led tributes to Ms Furbert and offered condolences to her family.
Mr Burt said she was the “ver...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police are hunting car thieves after two vehicles were stolen over the weekend.
A silver Toyota RAV4 SUV was stolen on Saturday night after the owner left it unattended for a few moments.
The silver Toyota Rav4, registration 47475, was parked on Angl...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Belco will carry out two controlled power cuts in St. George’s today before the island is hit by strong winds later in the week.
A spokesman for the power firm said that the outages were needed to “address issues” on an overhead distribution line.
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DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Almost $5.3 million was spent on a string of contracts by the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority last year, the latest figures have revealed.
The news came as the authority announced that the aircraft registry had grown by 13 per cent – 103 aircraft – ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An art gallery’s drive to encourage more people to pick up a paint brush by handing out free art supplies to children has proved a hit.
The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art organised the “Arts for All” event at its gallery in the Botanical Gardens ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A charity will this month launch a fundraising drive to help impoverished children in Africa get an education.
The Bermuda Overseas Mission has organised a month-long virtual tag February designed to support families in the Mulanje district of Malawi...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The owners of Bermuda’s biggest hotel has paid $11 million to the Government, which stepped in to cover redundancy payments to hundreds of staff after it shut last year, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Westend Properties, a subsidiary of US-based firm ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The East End public have been urged to attend public meetings to discuss proposed changes to the primary school system.
The Government said it wanted to canvas views in St George’s tomorrow and Thursday on controversial plans to reduce the number of ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan