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A last-ditch legal attempt to restore a ban on same-sex marriage was mounted by the Government yesterday. Notice was given to the Court of Appeal to ask permission to take the case to London’s Privy Council. The Government said the matter was importa...

A team of volunteers helped spruce up a cottage at an outdoor activity centre for people with special needs. The 14 staff members from Fireminds, a technology consulting firm, and sister company Premier Tickets took part in a community work day at Wi...

Amendments to update the Mental Health Act are to be tabled in the House of Assembly today. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, will deliver a statement explaining the amendments, which were designed to tighten the legal definition of mental illness....

It may look like a strong wind could blow it over, but a leaning tree in Pembroke is not going anywhere, its potential new owner said this week. Gino Brangman said the festive-looking Norfolk Island pine, which sits on a plot of land owned by his unc...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s training officer was appointed as second-in-command of the island’s armed service yesterday. Major Ben Beasley, a former Royal Air Force officer, takes over the role from Major Warren Furbert. John Rankin, the Governor, p...

Charity Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda was given a Christmas boost by staff from insurance and reinsurance brokerages. Marsh and Guy Carpenter donated 87 shoeboxes packed with toys, school supplies and toiletries to youngsters, as well as gift c...

Children’s rights campaigners urged the Government yesterday not to push on with a proposed legal change that they claimed would erode the right of vulnerable youngsters to independent legal representation in court. Katie Richards, a family law exper...

Taxi driver Archie Mello began his career in a tiny Austin 10 car in 1952. Mr Mello is still going strong and yesterday he was honoured for his 66 years of service with a certificate of appreciation from the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Mr Mello, 88, w...

A motorcyclist hurt in a crash on Crow Lane, Pembroke on Wednesday has been discharged from hospital. The man, 20, of Hamilton Parish, was travelling along Crow Lane when his motorcycle collided with a car travelling from Berry Hill Road in Paget tow...

Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, updated the House of Assembly this morning on the island’s disaster risk reduction and mitigation work. These included dealing with a simulated fuel spill at the airport while planes were full of passe...