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Cabinet Minister Sylvan Richards yesterday refused to comment on how he will vote in the same-sex marriage referendum, branding a question posed to him on the topic as “inappropriate”.
The Minister of Social Development and Sport was asked by The Roy...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The House of Assembly is set to return today, discussing an expansion of human rights legislation to further block discrimination.
It is understood that during today’s session, the House of Assembly will debate the Human Rights Amendment (No 2) Act 2...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Retired journalist and former Bermuda resident Morley Safer has died at 84.
Safer, a fixture on the news programme 60 Minutes since 1970, lived for a period in the 1980s at Mizzentop in Warwick with his wife, commuting to New York for work.
He serve...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A mother said she was shocked by a brazen machete attack on a stranger, which occurred in front of numerous witnesses including her children.
The witness, who asked not to be identified, told The Royal Gazette that she was catching a bus into Hamilto...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A gunman who killed one man and seriously injured a second will remain behind bars after judges dismissed his appeal.
In May 2014, Julian Washington was convicted of the premeditated murder of Stefan Burgess and the attempted murder of Davano Brimmer...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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Other
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The seawater at Bermuda’s top tourist beaches has been given a clean bill of health as the summer vacation season gets into full swing.
Environmental health officers have been regularly testing the quality of the bathing water at the nine most popula...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Bermuda Government will explore the potential of establishing a connecting air service between the island and the Azores.
The announcement was made yesterday by Michael Dunkley in the House of Assembly as he provided information about the trip th...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, has told the House of Assembly that the Bermuda is “far ahead of the curve” in the field of corporate transparency.
Mr Richards provided MPs with a breakdown of his trip to London for the British Prime Minister...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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About 30 people met to discuss immigration issues surrounding adoption as part of the first public meeting of the Immigration Working Group hosted by the Bermuda Public Services Union last night.
Any person who is adopted by a Bermudian is deemed to...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A total of 317 applications for Bermudian status have been approved since January 1, 2013, while a further 523 are pending.
The applications have been made under a clause of the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act 1956.
The latest information was...
DATE: May 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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