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DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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A group of men who socialise at the anchor monument at Mangrove Bay are to throw a back-to-school party for youngsters today.
The Anchor Boys Club, which has a membership of about 20, will give away school bags and supplies this afternoon and lay on ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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Boris Johnson stunned his nation this week when he announced that he was going to ask Queen Elizabeth II to prorogue Parliament.
The first question that popped up for many was: what does “prorogue” mean? That was followed closely by: why didn’t the ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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A bigoted vandal has defaced a rainbow gay Pride sign across the front entrance to The Royal Gazette.
The rainbow artwork, installed by Bermuda Press (Holdings) Ltd, the parent company of the newspaper, to mark the first Pride parade in Bermuda tomor...
DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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Bermuda’s second-largest employer has used rainbow flags to celebrate diversity and show its commitment to treating everyone with dignity and respect.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said it supported LGBTQI+ staff and patients and had launched a policy ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Not long to go before the bridge calendar starts getting full, and I’m sure many of you are waiting for the heat and humidity to disappear and have it replaced by cards in your hand!
First thing to put in the diary is the Bermuda Sectional, which wil...
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A temporary closure order has been issued for the East End Mini Yacht Club in St George’s from 7pm yesterday until 7pm today.
But a police spokesman said that Renall Caisey, the commodore of the club, had opted to keep the club closed until 10pm.
Pol...
DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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A jubilant crowd took to its feet last night to welcome the country’s first Pride event today.
A panel of Caribbean activists discussed the history of LBGT rights in their countries and their experiences of organising similar parades in their homela...
DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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A human rights campaigner said that huge strides had been taken since she was one of only two openly gay people in Bermuda 15 years ago.
Claire Smith added she was delighted that Bermuda will hold its first gay Pride parade but warned that more had t...
DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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A philanthropic foundation that gives more than $3.4 million a year has backed the gay Pride parade and pledged to work to promote human rights in Bermuda.
The Bank of Bermuda Foundation said it believed in “the basic human rights of every individual...
DATE: Aug 31, 2019
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