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Bermuda is at a “serious crossroads”, Jamahl Simmons warned yesterday at the latest immigration reform protest. “Our culture and what makes us unique is being eroded. What will a Bermudian mean in future?” the Shadow Minister of Tourism and Economic...

Michael Dunkley agreed to call a referendum on same-sex marriage because without one he could not be certain his MPs would back civil union legislation. The Premier told The Royal Gazette last night: “When you take a Bill to the House [of Assembly] y...

Jamaica’s hard-fought elections were keenly followed from Bermuda, according to Orville Campbell, the head of the local Jamaican Association. Enthusiasm for the “fierce battle” heightened in the week leading up to February 25, when the Jamaica Labour...

There have been 277 applications for status granted as of February 9 under the “sleeping provision” 20(B) of the Immigration and Protection Act, Parliament has heard. The figure was given by Sylvan Richards, the Junior Minister of Home Affairs, in re...

Compromise, collaboration and consensus are not four-letter words, as you well know, Mr Editor, but it sure seems like it when it comes to modern-day politics, if you get my drift. This can be one of the drawbacks to the Westminster system and how th...

The Referendum (Same-Sex Relationships) Act 2016 has been tabled in the House of Assembly by Michael Dunkley, the Premier. The Act states that the referendum will be held on the following two questions: • Are you in favour of same-sex marriage in Ber...

Young students from Gilbert Institute have presented letters to education minister Wayne Scott asking him not to close their school. Gilbert Institute, the island’s only primary level school for the deaf and hard of hearing, is one of four schools f...

East High School in Denver, Colorado, home to 14 precincts for the Democratic caucuses, was a mob scene on Tuesday night. It was hard to judge the turnout, but one of the organisers said there were about 5,000 people there, and I believed him: rooms ...

“Bermuda Home Grown” will be the theme of this year’s Agricultural Show with all produce and talent on offer hailing from the island. The event is being run by the recently formed company Ag Show Ltd in conjunction with the Bermuda Government, which ...

Opposition MP Wayne Furbert last night called for robust legislation to both prevent gay couples from tying the knot and from challenging any ban on same-sex marriage in the courts. The Progressive Labour Party backbencher said he supported a propose...

Campaigners against a plan for a new parking lot near Shelly Bay playground said today they were celebrating after the idea was shelved. Developer Tom Steinhoff had proposed installing a new parking lot next to the playground for customers of a beach...

The Bermuda Government’s three-pronged approach to tackling marriage equality has created “total confusion”, according to an Opposition MP. Same-sex marriage opponent Wayne Furbert said announcing a referendum, introducing draft legislation on civil ...