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An end to conscription could be the end of the Bermuda Regiment, according to a former commanding officer. Government announced in this year’s Throne Speech that it intends to abolish conscription, but Gavin Shorto urged Government to reconsider such...

The alleged victims of sexual harassment at the Bermuda Regiment have been let down by a system “too slow to act”, according to the Opposition. Toni Daniels, Shadow Minister for Youth, Sport and Families, described news that the Human Rights Commissi...

November 8, 2012 Dear Sir, I have two sons and they were drafted into the Bermuda Regiment. If they had not been drafted, they would not have joined. They did not want to go, but of course it is the law. If you believe a law is wrong, then you must s...

A radical overhaul of Bermuda’s security and defence agencies is in store to eliminate “expensive duplication”, National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief said yesterday. The review will take in the Bermuda Police Service, the Bermuda Regiment, the ...

Anti-conscription campaigner Larry Marshall Sr has questioned Government’s commitment to end conscription, saying the Throne Speech contained “merely repackaged promises lacking both substance and detail”. Mr Marshall pointed out that on the same day...

Turning the Regiment into a full-time unit and giving it increased responsibilities should attract enough volunteers that conscription is no longer necessary, according to the Minister of National Security. Wayne Perinchief outlined the plans followi...

The Human Rights Commission has closed its investigation and dismissed allegations of sexual misconduct at the Bermuda Regiment after no one came forward with complaints. The news was announced in a Regiment statement yesterday, accompanied by a lett...

Was it an election gimmick or a decision taken on principle? That’s the question surrounding Premier Paula Cox’s announcement last week that, if re-elected, the Progressive Labour Party will abolish conscription for the part-time Bermuda Regiment an...

An oil dock explosion leading to deaths, serious injuries and an oil spillage was the simulated scenario faced by Regiment soldiers during a disaster relief exercise. The fictitious calamity saw Premier Paula Cox, Governor George Fergusson and top Mi...