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As more than a 1,000 demonstrators arrived at the Session House grounds, police took no chances and guarded the locked doors of Parliament.
The orders were said to come from the sergeant-at-arms, as Progressive Labour Party MP Walter Roban confronted...
DATE: Mar 12, 2016
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The Jamaican Association Bermuda has responded to comments made by Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs regarding immigration reforms.
Mr Fahy had said that various organisations supported the Pathways to Status policy, including the Jamaican A...
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The referendum on same-sex partnerships in Bermuda will likely take place in mid-to-late June, Michael Dunkley has revealed.
Speaking at the House of Assembly last night, the Premier acknowledged that the topic remained “a highly emotive issue” which...
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The island’s public transport ground to a halt yesterday as bus drivers, ferry pilots and other staff joined the protest outside the House of Assembly.
The industrial action that continued throughout the day left many residents and children without t...
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Parents were unsure whether to send their children to school yesterday morning as the scope of last-minute industrial action remained unclear.
Ferries, buses, trash collection and the docks were mainly out of service as a result of the island-wide w...
DATE: Mar 12, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
A work stoppage accompanied by protests, fiery speeches, rebuttals, press conferences and an orderly march through the city streets — it was all evident as Bermuda experienced another day of unrest. And there are rumblings that there could be more of...
DATE: Mar 12, 2016
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Yesterday’s industrial action also caused disruption at Hamilton Docks where the majority of stevedores did not go to work.
As a result of the protest the container ship Somers Isles left Bermuda with just a quarter of her empty containers yesterday ...
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Michael Dunkley remained adamant that the One Bermuda Alliance Government was “trying to save Bermuda”, as Opposition MPs maintained that the Government’s “intransigence” was pushing the island into turmoil.
While the Premier said he was open to list...
DATE: Mar 12, 2016
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A “packed” information session on the Government’s Pathways to Status proposals was held at the Vasco da Gama Club on Thursday night.
Trevor Moniz, the Attorney-General, congratulated the club, telling Parliament it was “very sad that the club saw it...
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Hundreds join work stoppage (Photos David Skinner )
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