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The estimated cost for legal services so far in Bermuda’s fight against same-sex marriage was pegged at between $120,000 and $150,000. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “The estimated cost for counsel to Government to date is likely between ...

Dear Sir, I am embarrassed to be Bermudian. How could Cabinet make such a terrible decision to go to the Privy Council and fight a losing battle against gay marriage? Bermuda has no money and there are far more just causes and other concerns that co...

Dear Sir, The following is a letter written to David Burt, the Premier, and copied to you. I was both saddened and shocked to read in this morning’s Royal Gazette (December 14, 2018) that a further appeal on the matter of same-sex marriage is planned...

Dear Sir, The Government has now lost before the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal on its political attempt to impose upon our entire society a religious belief that the institution of marriage should not be enjoyed by gay couples. The Governmen...

The Premier said yesterday that the Government paid $14,000 for legal advice before it decided to take its battle to ban same-sex marriage to the Privy Council in London. David Burt told the House of Assembly the Government had spent £11,250 — about ...

A last-ditch legal attempt to restore a ban on same-sex marriage was mounted by the Government yesterday. Notice was given to the Court of Appeal to ask permission to take the case to London’s Privy Council. The Government said the matter was importa...

Homosexuality in the priesthood “worries” Pope Francis. This he made clear in a book excerpt published this month by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, immediately igniting confusion in the Catholic Church, including among the gay laity. As a...

The cost of a top London barrister for the Government’s battle against same-sex marriage was “greatly exaggerated”, the home affairs minister said yesterday. Walter Roban said that the estimated fee for James Guthrie QC was $61,188 — not the $200,00...

The Government sustained another legal defeat as the courts rule in favour of same-sex marriage. We have heard both sides of this issue and everyone is entitled to their opinions and beliefs. However, every citizen is owed all the rights and privile...

What’s another million dollars? Nothing if what you believe you are doing is right and in the best interests of your people. That is the conundrum the Bermuda Government is faced with in the wake of an entirely predictable defeat in the Court of Appe...

The Bermuda Government could face a legal bill “in the millions” for the fight against same-sex marriage if it appeals to the Privy Council, a lawyer involved in the case warned yesterday. Rod Attride-Stirling, who represented parties including Marye...

An anti-same-sex marriage pressure group said yesterday the courts disregarded a law passed by the Government when it restored the right of gay people to wed. A spokesman for Preserve Marriage said: “Preserve Marriage and Family Bermuda continues to ...