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US Secretary of State John Kerry has issued the following statement in honour of Bermuda Day celebrations on Friday: “On behalf of President Barack Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the Bermudian people as you celebrate Bermud...

As the son of Jamaican immigrants, Bishop Lloyd Duncan has been on the receiving end of unfair discrimination and prejudice. So his opposition to a law that would protect people from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation might seem ...

May 21, 2013 Dear Sir, I appreciate that Rev Nicholas Tweed, pastor of the St Paul AME Church, has preached that the criteria for being protected under the Human Rights Act should be based on if you are human. He declared to his congregation last wee...

May 21, 2013 Dear Sir, May I commend the new government for trying to get Bermuda back on track. The OBA inherited a Bermuda never seen before. A country reeling with a poor economy and one with serious social problems — unemployment and underemploym...

The Bermuda Regiment will hold a special service to mark the instalment of the first Bermuda Regiment aide-de-camp to the Island’s governors. In the wake of the assassination of Governor Sir Richard Sharples and his ADC, Welsh Guardsman Capt Hugh Say...

May 20, 2013 Dear Sir, Re: Municipal Elections The article in The Royal Gazette of May 20 concerning proposed changes to municipal elections is noted. The article indicates that the changes will result in business owners voting as well as residents. ...

Shadow Community Minister Michael Weeks has questioned whether the Human Rights Commission is handling queries in a “timely manner” after its annual reports for 2010 and 2011 were tabled in Parliament. Community Minister Wayne Scott laid down the lon...

May 16, 2013 Dear Sir, After seeing a call for Minister Gordon-Pamplin to issue an apology, I had a great idea for revenue. The OBA should invest in Kleenex! They have a lot of tissues to pass over to the PLP with the perpetual crying and foot scuffi...

The Opposition Progressive Labour Party is to allow its MPs to vote their consciences on amendments to the Human Rights Act. But PLP Leader Marc Bean has urged his parliamentary colleagues to canvass their constituents before exercising their vote. G...