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No churches will be used as polling stations for the referendum on same-sex relationships, home affairs minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin announced yesterday.
Mrs Gordon-Pamplin told a press conference schools would largely be used for the ballot, as ...
DATE: Jun 15, 2016
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Bermuda’s answer to London’s Speakers’ Corner comes to Devonshire tomorrow, allowing anyone a platform to discuss the island’s topical issues.
The “Loyal Gazette” event will take place at Loyal Hill Field, with orators standing on stage for five min...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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A youth group will hold a town hall meeting later this month to look at the issue of voting and the right to vote in Bermuda.
Generation Next will draft a Bill proposing automatic voter registration when men and women turn 18 and then present their p...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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Sir John Swan’s “significant contributions in the business arena and the world of politics” befit his designation as the island’s latest national hero, according to Sylvan Richards.
Mr Richards, the Minister of Social Development and Sports, made the...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s seniors will be getting a 5 per cent raise in their pensions as of August this year — the first increase for five years.
However, the hike will come at a cost for employees and employers.
Minister of Finance Bob Richards told the House of ...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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The referendum on same-sex relationships will go ahead, Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled yesterday.
However, the advanced polling station has been switched to Bermuda College from the Seventh-day Adventist Church Hall on King Street.
In a short hearin...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A police deployment at City Hall during last month’s protest consisted of 18 officers, three of whom were plainclothes detectives from the Special Branch.
Details came from Michael Dunkley, in response to questions from Walter Roban, the Shadow Minis...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Eight properties owned by the Bermuda Government are under consideration for sale to the public, the House of Assembly heard this morning.
Details were given by Craig Cannonier, the Minister of Public Works, in response to parliamentary questions fro...
DATE: Jun 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Recreational and charter boats will be forbidden from discharging any sewage overboard in the Great Sound, Little Sound, Harrington Sound and Castle Harbour.
From next year, shore-side pump-out facilities are being introduced for all new marinas, inc...
DATE: Jun 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A parent involvement committee is to be introduced for the next school year, MPs heard this morning.
The committee will work with the Commissioner of Education to improve parental involvement, education minister Wayne Scott told the House of Assembl...
DATE: Jun 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell