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A 67-year-old man struck by a motorcycle in Pembroke over the weekend remains in hospital in stable condition, according to police.
The accident happened on Spanish Point Road, near Arlington Avenue, shortly after 4pm on Saturday.
The motorcyclist,...
DATE: May 08, 2017
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News Staff
A Warwick man who admitted cursing at police was this morning given a conditional discharge.
Buford Smith, 54, pleaded guilty to using offensive words towards an officer in an incident at the Hamilton ferry terminal on May 5.
The court heard that off...
DATE: May 08, 2017
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hurricane Preparedness Week will be observed this week, the Ministry of National Security has advised.
The Ministry said the event is happening earlier than usual due in part to the increased activity surrounding the America’s Cup and also to coincid...
DATE: May 07, 2017
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Sea turtles are being temporarily relocated from the Great Sound to keep them out of harm’s way during the America’s Cup.
They will be homed in a purpose-built ocean enclosure near the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo in an operation involving America...
DATE: May 07, 2017
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Environment
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News Staff
Bermudian Rodney Smith Jr is embarking on a one-man mission to cut lawns in every state of America for single mothers, veterans and the elderly.
Mr Smith, who has been previously recognised for his selfless lawn mowing while studying in Alabama, is s...
DATE: May 07, 2017
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In her landmark judgment, Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons set out draft declarations of how the Marriage Act and Matrimonial Clauses Act could be reformulated in light of the ruling.
The judge also prefaced her suggestions by saying “I will hear fr...
DATE: May 06, 2017
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Lawyer Mark Pettingill hailed yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage as a victory for human rights in Bermuda.
Describing Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons’ ruling as “everything we could have wanted, and more”, Mr Pettingill said that...
DATE: May 06, 2017
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Moving Bermuda Day is a “common sense” step which would benefit both locals and potential visitors alike, according to one Progressive Labour Party MP.
Michael Weeks, Shadow Minister of Community, Youth and Sports, will again this year present the P...
DATE: May 06, 2017
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The controversial issue of same-sex marriage finally came under the legal spotlight in the island’s Supreme Court at the beginning of this year.
Over three days of judicial review proceedings, lawyers representing Winston Godwin and his Canadian fian...
DATE: May 06, 2017
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A gay couple have won a landmark legal ruling that paves the way for same-sex marriage in Bermuda.
Bermudian Winston Godwin and his Canadian fiancé, Greg DeRoche, embarked on their fight for equal rights after the Registrar-General rejected their app...
DATE: May 06, 2017
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