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"Government seeks to put Regiment to better use"

Government is looking to make better use out of the Bermuda Regiment to help relieve some pressure from the Police Service. Speaking yesterday to expand elements included in the Throne Speech, National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief said that cha...
Nov 17, 2011
Other

"Court rejects newest BAD appeal"

Anti-conscription campaigners are vowing to head to London’s Privy Council again after losing their latest battle in Bermuda’s Court of Appeal. “We are very dejected, but we are undeterred,” Bermudians Against the Draft founder Larry Marshall told Th...
Nov 09, 2011
Court

"BAD will continue its fight in courts Larry Marshall Sr"

Anti-conscription campaigners will continue protesting through the courts despite Premier Paula Cox’s pledge to introduce an alternative national service. Bermudians Against the Draft yesterday gave a cautious welcome to Ms Cox’s Throne Speech promis...
Nov 08, 2011
Politics

"Regiment cuts number of recruits"

The Bermuda Regiment will have one of the lowest numbers of recruits in recent memory this year: 80, exactly half last year’s number. Budgeted wages for Bermuda’s defence forces were cut from $2.9 million to $1.7 million in the current Budget. “It’s ...
Oct 05, 2011
Opinion Writer

"BAD is good, but boycott isn’t"

BAD is acting badly. In the latest incarnation of its long running effort to abolish conscription in Bermuda, Bermudians Against the Draft have launched a campaign to persuade young black men not to cast their ballot in the next general election. The...
Aug 17, 2011
Other

"Regiment recruit camp numbers could be cut in 2012"

Officers could switch departments as the Bermuda Regiment shrinks due to budget cuts, according to Commanding Officer Brian Gonsalves. Lt Col Gonsalves dismissed rumours of widespread staffing reductions, but he said the number of recruits is likely ...
Aug 16, 2011
Other

"BAD plan an election boycott"

Bermudians Against the Draft are planning a campaign urging young black men not to vote. The group’s leader Larry Marshall Sr said members feel “marginalised and maligned” as neither Government nor the Opposition backs their fight against conscriptio...
Aug 11, 2011
Other

"Regiment Band performed at Canada’s Fortissimo concert"

The Bermuda Regiment Band and Corps of Drums represented the Island in Canada during the 14th annual Fortissimo. This year’s Fortissimo, a Massed Bands Beating Retreat and Concert organised by the Canadian Forces Ceremonial Guard, marked the 140th an...
Aug 08, 2011
Other

"Regiment, pipers join forces for Beating Retreat tonight"

The Regiment Band plan to blow people away with their musical talents tonight in advance of the Cup Match festivities. They will be joining forces with the Bermuda Islands Pipe Band and lady dancers, as well as the Band and Corps of Drums of the Reg...
Jul 20, 2011
Other

"Beating of the Retreat ceremony this evening"

The Bermuda Regiment and the Bermuda Islands Pipe Band will present a Beating of the Retreat ceremony this evening. US Consul General to Bermuda Grace Shelton will be guest of honour at the event, the second such ceremony this month. The bands will ...
Jun 29, 2011
Other

"Remembering Hurricane Emily"

Back in 1987 Wendell Hollis was a Major in the Bermuda Regiment under the command of Lt Col Gavin Shorto. And then Hurricane Emily hit causing widespread destruction, destruction Bermuda had not seen for many, many years. And that is when the Regimen...
Jun 15, 2011
Other

"Bermuda Regiment to the rescue here . . . and overseas"

While many believe that the primary role of the Bermuda Regiment is internal security, the realistic main role is to provide disaster relief, especially during a hurricane. Of course the Regiment has many other roles like ceremonial duties and suppor...
Jun 15, 2011
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