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Michael Marsh argues that the public should decide by referendum whether the Fairmont Southampton special development order should be granted

A mistake at the threshold of the advanced polling station almost deprived one voter of their say in next week’s referendum. Grenville Lines, travelling for his son’s graduation on June 23, admitted the onus had been on him to acquire the right paper...

Sir John Swan will vote in favour of same-sex marriage and civil unions in next week’s referendum, he declared yesterday. The former Premier, political icon and Bermuda’s 2016 national hero told The Royal Gazette that he had “evolved” since he voted ...

“Everything in life has a purpose, but not every purpose is known; and where purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable.” — Myles Munroe Terence W. Stovell To the citizens of this our island home, Over the past several decades, nations have grappled w...

We as a country are being given the opportunity to determine, by way of a referendum, if we support: 1, Same-sex civil unions 2, Same-sex marriage Thirty years ago in Parliament, I did not support the Gay Rights Bill. It was a decision made with my h...

No churches will be used as polling stations for the referendum on same-sex relationships, home affairs minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin announced yesterday. Mrs Gordon-Pamplin told a press conference schools would largely be used for the ballot, as ...

The referendum on same-sex relationships will go ahead, Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled yesterday. However, the advanced polling station has been switched to Bermuda College from the Seventh-day Adventist Church Hall on King Street. In a short hearin...

British musician Julian Lennon has voiced his support for same-sex marriage in Bermuda. The 53-year-old son of rock legend John Lennon posted his approval on the website of his environmental and humanitarian charity The White Feather Foundation. Th...

This month’s referendum could lead to a constitutional crisis if the majority of ballots are against same-sex marriage and civil unions, a court heard yesterday. With less than a week to go before early polling on the June 23 referendum begins, the C...

Chief Justice Ian Kawaley may order the Bermuda Government to change the location of some polling stations in the referendum on same-sex relationships so they are not held on church premises. Dr Justice Kawaley indicated during a Supreme Court hearin...

The Bermuda Government is investigating after a Public Works vehicle was photographed with a sticker supporting the Preserve Marriage campaign. The bumper sticker on one of the Government’s Toyota vehicles, urged people to “vote no twice” in oppositi...

The Centre for Justice is applying for judicial review of the same-sex marriage referendum. The group believes the questions on the ballot paper for June 23 breach rights including equality of treatment and freedom of thought and religion, and give r...