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Two Bermuda police officers will attend one of the world’s biggest Pride parades this weekend as the island gears up for its first gay rights celebration next month.
Superintendent Sean Field-Lament and Sergeant Brian Macnab will work with Sussex Pol...
DATE: Jul 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s parks and beaches opened yesterday for camping for the Cup Match holiday and weekend.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said campers and picnickers were welcome to set up and that camping would be allowed unti...
DATE: Jul 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The creation of a minimum wage for Bermuda took a step closer on Monday as legislation to set up a group that will consider pay rates was passed by senators.
A six-strong Wage Commission will recommend a minimum hourly wage and a living wage as part ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
New information on the life of an ex-slave who became a major abolitionist figure has revealed the advantage of Bermudian researchers over those from overseas, an island academic claimed yesterday.
LeYoni Junos said that her work on island-born Mary ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A blocked sewage pipe that created a stink was fixed.
The pipe, on Palmetto Road in Devonshire, leaked sewage on to the roadway on Monday.
But a spokeswoman for the public works ministry said yesterday that staff had fixed the pipe, which sprang a le...
DATE: Jul 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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The Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) is bringing its membership programme to life. BIFF has gone year-round and is encouraging support from the community to benefit from what’s in store.
BIFF was founded 22 years ago and has come of age. I...
DATE: Jul 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
A St George’s woman was injured when she crashed her motorcycle on the Causeway this morning.
The victim, 38, was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital by ambulance after the collision, which happened near the LF Wade International Airport, at a...
DATE: Jul 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda Skyport today reminds the public of regulations surrounding the perimeter of the LF Wade International Airport.
Parking or erecting any structure within three metres of the airport perimeter fencing is strictly prohibited by law. Additional...
DATE: Jul 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
West End-based revellers will be able to get a free ferry to St George’s for Cup Match.
The Bermuda Road Safety Council will provide the service at 7.30am from Dockyard on both days of the cricket match.
The return ferry will depart St George’s at 9p...
DATE: Jul 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
It’s that time of the year again where the colours of blue and blue and red and blue can be found in every corner of Bermuda.
Cup Match marks one of the most important dates in our history, Emancipation Day, and we should never forget that. We should...
DATE: Jul 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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