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Bermuda’s voters remain evenly split on the issue of whether same-sex marriage should be legalised, according to a survey commissioned by The Royal Gazette.
Respondents were asked in a telephone poll this month if same-sex marriage should be legalise...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Police officers have agreed to a pay freeze as part of a deal between the Bermuda Government and the Bermuda Police Association.
According to Sergeant Andrew Harewood, the chairman of the Bermuda Police Association, the deal includes a pay and promot...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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Politics
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The Somerset Bridge Post Office could be reopened as a small refreshment shop.
Planning documents propose that the majority of the building be turned into a business selling hot and cold drinks, packaged snacks and home-made baked goods.
Mailboxes w...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Heavy rains soaked the island yesterday and caused flooding in some low-lying areas.
The weather also temporarily knocked out power to about 1,000 Belco customers in Warwick after lightning struck two poles shortly after 8am.
A spokeswoman said crews...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Michael Dunkley has said he hoped to see a reduction in “unnecessary criminalisation” as a result of an amendment to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act.
The amendment, passed in the Senate last week, will permit the Director of Public Prosecutions...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The extended consultation window for the school reorganisation plan, Score, ends this Friday, as the Ministry of Education seeks further feedback to its strategy.
So far, it has received more than 50 formal responses from students, parents, PTAs, pr...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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Education
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A land snail thought to have been extinct for more than 40 years and an Atlantic turtle are two of more than 100 species which have been added to the Bermuda Protected Species list.
A total of 203 species have been included in the Protected Species O...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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The Swing Bridge in St George’s will undergo maintenance this morning, causing delays to traffic.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Public Works said that, from 10am, the bridge on Mullet Bay Road will be opening and closing for inspection and struct...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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The Bermuda Health Council has released its Corporate Plan for fiscal year 2016-2017 with care quality, regulation, finance and economics and accountability set out as priorities.
Among the objectives are protecting employees’ rights to have health i...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Traffic on Cemetery Road in Pembroke could be delayed by ongoing work in the area starting tomorrow.
A Belco spokeswoman stated that there may be intermittent traffic restrictions from tomorrow to Tuesday, April 5, to ensure safety as work is carried...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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