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LGBTQ advocacy group The Rainbow Alliance of Bermuda has called for an immediate reversal of the decision of the Registrar General and Charity Commissioners to grant status to anti-same-sex union group Preserve Marriage saying they may have acted “un...
DATE: Apr 10, 2016
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DATE: Apr 09, 2016
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A committee of the Bermuda Bar has been formed to work towards amending legislation to protect seniors from financial abuse.
This is according to barrister John Barritt who made a presentation at The Peace and Social Justice Committee’s Ageing in Be...
DATE: Apr 09, 2016
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Erma Butterfield was a brilliant dancer and an icon of Bermuda in her heyday.
The mother of two, who was described as “a ray of sunshine”, has died at the age of 87.
“From what I can gather, dancing was her life,” her daughter, Renee Lawrence, said. ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2016
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Veteran golf professional Alex Madeiros has urged the island to treat the closure of Riddell’s Bay Golf and Country Club as a wake-up call.
Mr Madeiros, director of golf at Port Royal, suggested that Bermuda had “sat on its laurels” and called for a...
DATE: Apr 09, 2016
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A professional dog handler has warned local buyers to be on their guard after questioning the authenticity of a purebred dog brought to the island as a pet.
However, the dog’s breeder in Britain said that dogs were often legitimately registered with ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
The Inter-Agency Committee for Children and Families is hosting its Annual General Membership meeting next week.
Minister of Community, Culture, and Sport Patricia Gordon Pamplin is expected to make a representation along with two of Bermuda’s young...
DATE: Apr 09, 2016
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MP Kenneth Bascome has raised fresh concern over growing mounds of trash being dumped at the old St George’s Golf Course.
Mr Bascome branded the area, which is now littered with old furniture, rusting car parts, vehicles and other debris, an “eyesor...
DATE: Apr 09, 2016
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The group advocating against same-sex unions, Preserve Marriage Bermuda, has been granted charitable status by the Registrar General having passed “the public benefit test”.
The confirmation letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs, seen by this ne...
DATE: Apr 09, 2016
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A new parenting initiative aims to “transform the face of fatherhood in Bermuda”, beginning with a pancake breakfast this morning.
The All Pro Dad Bermuda launch event, taking place from 9.30am at the Fairmont Southampton hotel, will offer a bonding...
DATE: Apr 09, 2016
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