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A human rights campaigner said that huge strides had been taken since she was one of only two openly gay people in Bermuda 15 years ago.
Claire Smith added she was delighted that Bermuda will hold its first gay Pride parade but warned that more had t...
DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
It was unclear last night if a school hit with an asbestos problem will be able to open for the new school term.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said AC Management and Bermuda Water Consultants had carried out removal work and collected air...
DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A philanthropic foundation that gives more than $3.4 million a year has backed the gay Pride parade and pledged to work to promote human rights in Bermuda.
The Bank of Bermuda Foundation said it believed in “the basic human rights of every individual...
DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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A family is in a race against time to raise money for their 12-year-old daughter to stay at an elite dance school in Britain.
Vidya Cannonier-Watson’s parents have been unable find a sponsor to cover tuition fees for their daughter’s second year abro...
DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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Church leaders said yesterday Bermuda’s first gay Pride celebration should be held in a culture of respect, despite individual religious beliefs.
One pastor admitted his Seventh-day Adventist faith was opposed to same-sex relationships, but that he e...
DATE: Aug 30, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The families of two Florida firefighters missing at sea yesterday asked for Bermuda deep sea fishermen to help in the search for them, and offered a $70,000 reward for information.
Justin Walker and Brian McCluney set out in a Robalo 24ft centre cons...
DATE: Aug 30, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A third of public primary schools were ranked as poor in maths based on average pupil scores over three years, it has been revealed.
The detailed Cambridge Checkpoint assessments for 2015 to 2017 were released after a public access to information req...
DATE: Aug 30, 2019
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Education
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Two police officers accused of gross misconduct will go before a disciplinary tribunal that will include a senior colleague, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Both officers claimed in the Supreme Court earlier this year that the tribunal formed to review ...
DATE: Aug 30, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Opposition leader said he would vote in favour of same-sex marriage, after his thoughts changed in wake of a referendum on the subject three years ago.
Craig Cannonier added that he recognised the rights of individuals to control their own lives ...
DATE: Aug 30, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A second staff member at a cleaning firm accused of failure to pay its employees has come forward.
The woman, who asked not to be named, warned that she would take industrial action if Just Cleaners did not stump up the money she is owed.
The woman ...
DATE: Aug 30, 2019
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