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James Paynter has bad knees and he blames it on his wife, Marie. He wore them out when they were courting back in the 1950s, pedalling from his home in St George’s to visit her in Sandys. “I’d hit damp patches around by Warwick Pond or going over th...

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house. Tony and Jackie Bussanich’s vow renewal at Stonehole Bay Beach, Warwick, was especially moving because of the events of the past year. The bride survived a battle with cancer but lost her sister to the disease; a ...

A new law to ban same-sex marriage but give gay and straight couples the ability to enter into civil unions comes into effect today. The controversial Domestic Partnership Act 2018 becomes law as marriage-equality campaigners await a ruling from the ...

Chief Justice Ian Kawaley today reserved judgment on a legal challenge to an Act designed to end same-sex marriage. Representatives for the Attorney-General argued the Domestic Partnership Act did not infringe on anyone’s Constitutional rights. But R...

A law to give limited partnership rights to same-sex couples should be struck down because it has a religious purpose, a lawyer said today. Rod Attride-Stirling told the Supreme Court the Domestic Partnership Act, which will block same-sex marriage f...

A crowdfunding appeal launched this morning to raise money for a legal challenge against a new law designed to replace same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships. A spokesman said: “Gay Bermudian, Rod Ferguson, is bringing a legal action against th...

Natasha Iris was determined to do something special for her boyfriend for Valentine’s Day. When she saw that Big Brothers Big Sisters were bringing back their Singing Telegrams, she knew it was the perfect fit. But it was her turn to be surprised whe...

A British politician has called on Boris Johnson, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to prevent Bermuda from taking the “entirely retrograde step” of reversing marriage equality. Chris Bryant, Labour MP for Rhondda, told the...

The man whose court victory paved the way for same-sex marriage in Bermuda said it would be a “monumental symbol” if the Governor refused to give assent to an Act designed to replace same-sex marriage with watered-down domestic partnerships. Winston...

The debate on same-sex marriage will not end with the passing of the Domestic Partnership Act, according to a British academic. Nicola Barker said of the Bill: “I don’t see this as being the end of the story.” The controversial Act was passed in the...

Legislation to replace same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships was passed in the House of Assembly last night. The Domestic Partnership Act 2017 was passed following a five-hour debate after a vote in which 24 MPs supported the Bill being repo...

A Bill designed to replace same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships is set to be approved without amendment by MPs tomorrow, despite criticism from across the community. Groups on both sides of the divide called for the Domestic Partnership Act 2...