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A plan to move a violent child sex offender from Bermuda to a hospital in Britain has sparked outrage there. The backlash came after several British newspapers reported that Merrick Seaman, sentenced to eight years in jail for a serious sexual assaul...

For someone who at first disliked the instrument and found practice a “chore”, Gareth Cooper has gone on to master the saxophone. The 13-year-old has become such a skilled player that this year he passed an exam with merit — four years earlier than m...

A church congregation was assured yesterday by the Anglican Bishop of Bermuda that services will continue even though the parish is without a permanent priest. The Right Reverend Nicholas Dill said a combination of local clergymen and a retired minis...

A living wage mandated by law could be the “single biggest move” to reduce violence and exploitation on the island, a social campaigner said yesterday. Sheelagh Cooper, chairwoman of Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda, said she hoped the introduction of...

Children would be more likely to have their basic needs met if plans to introduce a living wage in Bermuda get the go-ahead, campaigners said yesterday, The Women’s Resource Centre said essentials like a home and proper meals can be out of reach for ...

Plans for a living wage are “an important step in the right direction”, but this alone will not halt the growing number of Bermudians who fail to make ends meet, it was claimed yesterday. Martha Dismont, executive director at Family Centre, praised t...

A team of hard-working volunteers is on track for a record-breaking year of helping families. Habitat for Humanity Bermuda has already completed ten projects assisting people in need of repairs and adaptations to their homes. The charity’s total fo...

A nursery where three toddlers wandered off on their own has made improvements in a bid to prevent a repeat. Among changes at the daycare centre in Pembroke are thought to be repairs to a gate, new doors and an improved security system. The moves cam...

The Governor is to research the case of a crusading churchman jailed more than 100 years ago in an “historic injustice”. John Rankin was asked to pardon the Reverend Charles Vinton Monk by David Burt, the Premier. The African Methodist Episcopal Chur...

Controversy over images of MPs claimed to be sleeping on the job will be “dealt with” next week, the Speaker of the House of Assembly promised yesterday. Dennis Lister, whose job is to enforce the rules of the House, said: “It’s an in-House matter th...