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The battle for equal marriage rights for same-sex couples will have its final day in court later this year.
The Bermuda Government, which has appealed a Court of Appeal ruling that opened the way for same-sex marriages, confirmed that its last docume...
DATE: Mar 03, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
The Covid-19 virus has not yet appeared in Bermuda — but it has already disrupted travel plans.
Newlyweds Erica Morandi and Gregory Beek said they had to cancel their honeymoon twice because of the spread of the virus.
Italian-born Ms Morandi and Mr ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2020
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
A charity set up to create opportunities in the world of science has launched a series of scholarships.
The Bermuda Principles Foundation will offer five scholarships named in honour of the late Eugene Cox, a former Minister of Finance and Deputy Pre...
DATE: Mar 03, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An Opposition proposal to set up a Cabinet sub-committee to pave the way for an education authority is irrelevant, the education minister has claimed.
Diallo Rabain added that another suggestion for the introduction of an assistant director for maths...
DATE: Mar 03, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Viewers around the world watched a critically endangered cahow chick hatch in Bermuda at the weekend.
Nonsuch Expedition’s CahowCam project broadcast a hatching live from Nonsuch Island on Friday night — the eighth year cameras have been used to stre...
DATE: Mar 03, 2020
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Extra supplies of hand sanitiser are to be imported and handed out free of charge, the Government said tonight.
The move came as the island braced itself for the possible arrival of the potential killer coronavirus strain Covid-19.
Kim Wilson, the he...
DATE: Mar 03, 2020
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The Bermuda’s Entertainment Union tonight weighed in a row over a social media post made by a well-known entertainer.
The BEU condemned “disturbing and disparaging remarks” made by Tony Brannon, a regular on island stages, after a Facebook post where...
DATE: Mar 03, 2020
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Legislation tackling gaming in Bermuda is coming, the finance minister said.
And Curtis Dickinson confirmed that the sector would use a cashless system.
Mr Dickinson said that the Government was “finishing up” work to sort out banking issues that su...
DATE: Mar 02, 2020
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Chaiya Smith-Dyer has worked tirelessly to ensure that she is not defined by her disabilities.
The 16-year-old CedarBridge Academy pupil has made the Principal’s High Honours list, an honour reserved for students with a grade-point average above 90 p...
DATE: Mar 02, 2020
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Failure to fix education in Bermuda would be a disservice to the trailblazers that came before, an honouree at a Black History Month celebration said.
Gil Tucker said: “If we don’t fix education, I believe we will have disappointed our ancestors and...
DATE: Mar 02, 2020
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