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Lawyer Mark Pettingill is to consider a constitutional challenge to legislation designed to replace same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships.
Mr Pettingill told The Royal Gazette that a gay couple had approached him to weigh up the potential of t...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Schoolchildren are to be introduced to the technology behind cryptocurrency and blockchain at the fourth Code 441 Hackathon on Monday.
Jahde Eve of Code 441, a technology charity, said the free event is aimed at pupils aged between 12 and 17 and will...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Boris Johnson, the British foreign secretary, is under pressure to veto Bermuda’s ban on same-sex marriage, a UK newspaper said yesterday.
The Mail on Sunday, a conservative tabloid that sells around 1.28 million copies in Britain, added that John Ra...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Bermudian college student has earned a $5,000 scholarship to help pursue the performing arts abroad.
Chinyere Nwasike was named as one of three recipients of the annual Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Bermuda scholarship.
The 20-year-old student ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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Bermuda was the focus of a feature by Canadian airline WestJet this month.
A three-page story in WestJet Magazine highlighted island attractions including Tom Moore’s jungle, the Crystal Caves and Horseshoe Bay.
The article suggested an ideal three-d...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Disadvantaged youngsters in Bermuda and the Caribbean will get the gift of free shoes this season thanks to the hard work of an island trio.
Ezekiel Stoneham, Akil Trott and Scott Nearon collected 300 pairs of shoes as part of their 100Kickz campaig...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The coming Christmas holiday will have an effect on trash collection over the next two weeks.
According to the Department of Waste Management, trash in the West End is set to be collected on Wednesday, December 27, and Thursday, December 28.
Meanwhil...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man armed with a bladed article robbed the Belvin’s Variety on Glebe Road in Pembroke in the early hours of Saturday, police reported.
Officers responded at 6.42am, a spokesman said, after the intruder made good his escape with an undisclosed sum o...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Three students have landed IT scholarships in a bid to get more women into the industry.
Lara Backeberg, 13, Ashlyn Lee, 15, and Kameron Young, 16, from Bermuda High School for Girls, each landed $5,000 scholarships from software specialists Treefrog...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Ninety-five holiday boxes, worth more than $10,000, are being donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda.
The donations are being made by Marsh and Guy Carpenter.
It is the third consecutive years the employees form the companies decorated and ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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AUTHOR:
News Staff