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We have recently witnessed the departure of scores of expatriate workers returning to their homeland. More than 60 Portuguese nationals quit the island in a special repatriation flight because they had lost their jobs. Reports suggest many more are w...

In the recent Cabinet shuffle, David Burt took on responsibility for tourism, having already taken charge of economic development in an earlier round of appointments. Doing so creates some risks for the Premier. There is no doubt that these two por...

Growing up in a home with physical abuse, emotional neglect, mental illness and substance misuse are some examples of Adverse Childhood Experiences, and are among those considered in the original Aces study by Felitti et al (1998). However, it is imp...

The Covid-19 pandemic has really taken its toll on Bermuda’s youth unemployment. If you look at the 2018 workforce development survey, you will find that the unemployment rate for persons under 25 rose to 18 per cent of that population. This is trip...

Colon cancer is the third most common cancer and the fourth most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. It is a complex disease linked with both genetic and lifestyle factors. To minimise suffering and death, most countries have screening pr...

Just short of a year ago, Sir Hilary Beckles, vice-chancellor at The University of the West Indies indicated the intention of the university “to be located in the top 3 per cent of ranked universities by the end of the current strategic planning cycl...

See if you can spot the link between the following three vignettes. Ready? (Hint: it’s the economy). First there was Sage How did you spend your weekend? Me? I blew the dust off the Sage Report — well, only the executive Summary, if truth be told. ...

“The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe because its handle was made of wood and they thought it was one of them.” — Unknown Bermuda, we are three years into the landslide Progressive Labour Party victory to run our governmen...

Almost lost amid the controversy, the debate and the mudslinging of a sexual-abuse sentencing hearing has been the person most central to the case — the victim. A 13-year-old girl who more than likely will be scarred for life by the events of last ye...

Hearteningly, it seems that many Bermudians disapprove of the comments made by Charles Richardson last Friday. It is encouraging to see so many speaking out against his behaviour. However, it seems as though many more either do not understand the iss...