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Island courts have adopted new guidelines in a bid to ensure equality. The bench book is intended to equip the courts to deal with cases where a person’s differences could put them at a disadvantage. A spokeswoman for the court service said: “Traditi...

A man convicted of two sex offences against a schoolgirl has had his conviction overturned by the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled the magistrate failed to explain why he did not doubt the victim’s story after he found one of three alle...

Part of the Co-Educational Facility has been redesignated as a hospital to block the release of a dangerous child sex offender. Merrick Seaman is to be held at the St George’s jail, which holds women prisoners and men aged 20 and younger, under the ...

An actress took a bow yesterday after finishing a gruelling 31-hour swim around Bermuda. Sarah Eismann completed the 63-kilometre non-stop attempt at Gates Bay in St George’s on the day before her 40th birthday. Ms Eismann, from New York, said she wa...

A private school is to start a $6 million expansion programme this summer to widen its curriculum. Somersfield Academy aims to provide the full International Baccalaureate at the school, which was founded as a Montessori school in 1991. Carlos Symon...

A teacher-turned-lawyer said she hoped to make the same kind of difference to people’s lives in her new career. Sharon Rampersad-Ible was speaking as she was Called to the Bar on Friday before Chief Justice Ian Kawaley. Ms Rampersad-Ible, who taught ...

A poverty-stricken single mother of two said she faced the grim prospect of putting her six-year-old son in foster care because she could no longer cope. Antoinette — not her real name — said she struggled to get by on a part-time wage as a housekee...

Iconic Bermuda bags with cedar handles are featured on a new commemorative postage stamp issued today. The Bermuda Post Office has issued a stamp series with the 1970s fashion item — a popular gift item for decades. A Post Office spokesman said: “T...

The 2018 Bermuda Fashion Festival is a few short weeks away. This year the Festival will be hosting a Celebrity Golf Tournament in partnership with JetBlue to be held at the beautiful Turtle Hill Golf Club at the Fairmont Southampton. The tournament ...

The Department of Health announces the return of its popular and free health screenings initiative — Taking it to the Streets — starting tomorrow. Last year, the nurses held the free health screenings across the island, screened more than 350 people...