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Delegates from 15 different countries came to Bermuda this week for the Biennial Caribbean Ombudsman Association Conference. Victoria Pearman, Ombudsman for Bermuda and outgoing CAROA president, said the results were positive with public sessions tac...

An international conference held to highlight the work of ombudsman and human rights teams opened in Bermuda yesterday. The conference included a panel of speakers who talked about the balance between strong relationships with organisations and the m...

Bermuda will host a conference for ombudsmen from across the Caribbean next week. The 10th Biennial Caribbean Ombudsman Association Conference will take place at the Fairmont Southampton. Events will include a panel discussion on “Strengthening Relat...

The Salvation Army is spreading the message that its work is about much more than handouts. Beverly Daniels, the charity’s executive director for social services, said the Salvation Army transformed lives by helping people to set and accomplish goals...

The Bermuda Society for the Blind has changed its name to Vision Bermuda to make more clear its mission to help everyone with sight problems. David Petty, the charity’s chairman, said that the name coincided with a drive to provide improved services ...

The former president of Bermuda’s highest court told a clerk to turn off a court recording system so comments by judges could not be used by a woman who represented herself in a civil case, it has been alleged. Sir Edward Zacca, who retired from the ...

A clear-out of human rights watchdogs has sparked concern about continuity at the anti-discrimination body. Tawana Tannock, the former chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission, said she was worried important work could “fall between the cracks” if e...

Controversial legislation to turn Bermuda’s two municipalities into unelected quangos was passed by MPs this morning. The decision will bring to an end a combined total of almost 450 years of local government in Hamilton and St George’s. MPs voted 2...

A set of court recordings that judges claimed did not exist and which detectives failed to find during a “full and proper investigation” have been uncovered during an inquiry by the Information Commissioner’s Office. A group of litigants who have bee...

A British parliamentary committee said yesterday it was regrettable that the Premier did not attend an inquiry that led to a report he claimed was a bid to “erode the constitutional rights of Bermudians”. The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committe...