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Leah Scott, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, issued a statement ahead of the 50th anniversary tomorrow of the death of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. While Dr King would always be remembered for his “I have a Dream” speech at the March on Wa...

An employee won the right to their personnel records after an investigation by information commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez. The employee had made a request under Public Access to Information to see their records after they were referred to counselli...

A sea of supporters packed the grounds of City Hall to back the global celebration of International Women’s Day yesterday. Many wore purple to symbolise justice and gender equality, while others waved placards displaying #PressForProgress. About 300 ...

This past weekend was the Faith and Politics Institute’s annual civil rights pilgrimage to Selma, Birmingham and Montgomery with John Lewis, the Democratic representative of Georgia. Because I went last year, I didn’t think there could possibly be mo...

Chief Justice Ian Kawaley is to step down next year after more than five years as the island’s top Supreme Court judge. Mr Justice Kawaley replaced Sir Richard Ground in April 2012 after a distinguished career in the commercial courts. His time as Ch...

The 40th anniversary of the 1977 riots is a chance to remind the country of values that have since sustained Bermuda, activist Glenn Fubler said yesterday. Saturday marks four decades since the hangings of Erskine “Buck” Burrows and Larry Tacklyn spa...

American speaker Hilary Shelton will take part in a series of events leading up to Human Rights Day on December 10. Mr Shelton, who was invited to Bermuda by the United States Consulate, will participate in activities in partnership with Citizens Upr...

The story of Bermuda’s 1959 theatre boycott to end segregation is in the spotlight in Bermuda and overseas thanks to author Florenz Maxwell’s book Girlcott. Girlcott, which took second prize in Code’s 2016 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature last yea...

Freedom of information comes up for discussion on International Right to Know Day this Thursday, with a panel including Sam Strangeways from The Royal Gazette. Qian Dickinson from Bermemes, and Jonathan Starling from Greenrock, will join Ms Strangewa...

Bermuda’s entrenched disparities must be tackled for black workers to get a fair shot, according to former minister Wayne Perinchief, who said that inequality remained alive and well ten years after his Workforce Equity Bill was proposed. “I’m 75; I’...

The Commissioner for the Bermuda Police Service will have to foot the legal bill for Mahesh Reddy after a court battle over the legality of his arrest. While the Supreme Court had found that Dr Reddy’s arrest and the subsequent search of his home was...

An open letter to labour leaders on International Labour Day: Dear labour leaders, Let me offer “Best Wishes” on this International Labour Day, a time which provides our community an opportunity to reflect on our collective responsibility, especially...