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At 13, he thought he was going to Disney World — but instead was flown overseas for a year in therapy. At 15, he should have been in a children’s home — but was “jailed” for months at the Co-Ed in St George’s despite never being convicted of a crime....

The island’s Junior Leaders marked their last training camp of the year with a weekend of battles with high-tech laser rifles. The youngsters ended their year with Exercise Battle Royale — which combined fun for the festive season and their fieldcraf...

Mount Saint Agnes Academy (MSA) has hired a new Director of Advancement in an effort to advance the school in a number of areas, including building alumni connections and keeping the school visable in Bermuda’s community. Suzanne DeCouto joins MSA fr...

Christmas came early for animal welfare charity SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) following a recent ‘lunch and learn’ session at Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (Third Point Re). Staff at the Hamilton-based specialty property and...

One of the island’s top anglers, as well as a sportsman and veteran teacher has died. Tom Smith, who was 90, was dedicated to rugby, swimming, golf and fishing. Mr Smith helped found the annual Mid-Ocean News Wahoo Tournament in 1967, as well as the ...

An island resident’s 980-mile end-to-end bicycle trip in Britain raised a total of $20,000 for four Bermudian charities. William Lawrence completed the nine-day cycling trip from Land’s End, in Cornwall, England, to John o’Groats, in Caithness, Scot...

Compulsory police background checks should be carried out on anyone who wants to work with children, the head of a child protection charity said yesterday. Debi Ray-Rivers, the director of Saving Children and Revealing Secrets, said that police vetti...

An acting principal has been appointed to lead a St David’s middle school. Lisa Swan will start the role at Clearwater Middle School on January 1. Ms Swan, the former principal of Heron Bay Primary School, in Southampton, will replace Garita Coddingt...

“No plans” exist to axe the first year of primary school, a Government representative said last night. The spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education said that “there are no plans to remove P1 from the Bermuda Public School System”. She was speaking...

Bermuda needs more women on government boards, the executive director of the Women’s Resource Centre said yesterday. Elaine Butterfield said: “It would allow for a more balanced perspective in decision-making in all aspects of community life. Ms Bu...