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Unmarried and same-sex couples can apply to jointly adopt children, according to a recent judgment in the Supreme Court.
Under the Adoption Act 2006, unmarried couples have been unable to jointly adopt children. Bermuda does not recognise same-sex ma...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The introduction of a sex offenders database was last night backed by Shadow Public Safety Minister Walter Roban.
The Progressive Labour Party MP cited a spike in domestic violence and cases of inappropriate sexual conduct coming before the courts.
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DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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A Bermudian driver arrested after a fatal crash in Britain has been rebailed by Police until next month.
The 69-year-old, from Southampton, was behind the wheel when his car collided with a motorcyclist in West Sussex.
The man, whose name has not bee...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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A Pembroke man who admitted having cannabis to make tea has been fined in Magistrates’ Court.
James Trott, 41, pleaded guilty to possessing a controlled drug and drug equipment, specifically a grinder, in his home on June 27 last year.
The court hear...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda needs an influx of thousands of people to boost its flagging population — or strong economic growth will not happen.
This is the view of Don Mills, chief executive officer of a Canadian market research company involved in a pioneering Bermuda...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Margaret Tait was standing in the shower when she had a sudden revelation — that Bermuda could be the perfect destination for her and her husband to celebrate their golden anniversary.
Neither Mrs Tait nor her husband Fred knew anything about the Isl...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Grammy award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet workshop designed for Bermuda’s advanced guitarists, a part of the Bermuda Festival outreach programme, is already a sell-out.
However, the guitar masterclass given by the quartet known for their in...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A man caught “callously” smuggling more than $130,000 of cannabis in a tent has been jailed for 18 months.
Vain Waldron, 49, from Happy Valley, Pembroke, denied importing cannabis into the Island on May 25 last year and possessing the drugs with inte...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George’s MP Kenneth Bascome has praised Belco for its swift response to his urgent call to repair scores of street lights across the parish.
Mr Bascome hit out at the electricity provider last week after counting nearly 60 street lamps in and arou...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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Acting Premier Bob Richards yesterday signed a proclamation supporting the institution of marriage and declared tomorrow the start of International Marriage Week.
He was flanked by two couples with nearly a century of marriage between them — event or...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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