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The stage is now set for another battle in parliament over human rights legislation after Senators passed the Human Rights Amendment Act 2013 without a clause which would have expanded the scope of unlawful harassment. And, according to at least one ...

Premier Craig Cannonier has assured the country that same sex marriage would not be made lawful under his leadership. At a press conference to update the country on his recent trip to London, the Premier yesterday said he was pleased with the passage...

The Opposition Progressive Labour Party has demanded a public apology from Attorney General Mark Pettingill for comments he made in the House of Assembly about religiously motivated critics of the prohibition of sexual orientation discrimination. “A ...

When MPs debate the Human Rights Amendment Act next week, there will be one registered nurse of 33 years watching closely to see whether it will include a clause barring age discrimination in Bermuda. Carole Paynter sits on the board of Age Concern a...

A 16-year discrimination case by government vet applicant Susann Smith has been turned down by Supreme Court. But the ruling by Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman criticised procedures used at the time Dr Smith, a black Bermudian woman, tried to get the to...

Dear Sir, The Government’s indication that it will table a bill amending the Human Rights Act 1981, to introduce protections against discrimination on the basis of “sexual orientation”, is to be welcomed; the amendment is long overdue. However, the u...

Seniors advocacy group Age Concern is “deeply disappointed” that Government is not yet prepared to prohibit age discrimination in employment. Community Development Minister Wayne Scott has said that while he will be asking parliament to prohibit age ...

A shop owner allegedly kicked a same-sex couple off her premises after she spotted them cuddling. So claimed Cheryl Pooley, whose letter in response to the “discrimination” she witnessed over the weekend is in today’s edition of The Royal Gazette. Sh...

A police officer who walked off the job claims he was unable to return to the office three months later because he had been suffering from anxiety attacks brought on by news that he was to be transferred. But the lawyer representing the Police Commis...

A police sergeant who claims he was effectively demoted because his superiors were concerned that he might suffer a heart attack because of the stress of his job, has taken his case to the Human Rights Commission. Ian DeAllie claims that he was trans...