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New child care standards have been published in a move to support parents and care providers. The standards, announced last week in the House of Assembly, are designed to provide support for parents, daycare providers — those who care for up to three...

A move to give civil servants a pay rise was this week passed in the Senate. Negotiations on a pay rise began under the One Bermuda Alliance and were passed through by the ruling Progressive Labour Party. Attorney General Kathy Simmons said that civ...

Court of Appeal judges have raised serious concerns about the “unacceptable” delay it takes for criminals to be sentenced after they have been convicted in Bermuda. The panel of appeal judges highlighted several Supreme Court cases they had dealt wit...

Danielle Farrington aced her US medical exams — less than three months after having her first child. Dr Farrington notched up a perfect 800 score in the American Board of Internal Medicine certification exam. The 28-year-old from Paget admitted she w...

A Somerset pharmacy has lined up a string of health professionals for a free health fair. A community dental nurse, an asthma nurse, a dietitian and a doctor will offer their services at Caesar’s Pharmacy on Saturday. Caesar’s pharmacist and manager ...

New One Bermuda Alliance senator Justin Mathias yesterday became one of the youngest people to serve in the Upper House. But the 25-year-old accounting and political science graduate said his age would give him an advantage and that he hoped to “brea...

A gay rights group has backed a human rights watchdog’s view of the controversial Domestic Partnership Act as a backward step. The Rainbow Alliance of Bermuda said it agreed with the Human Rights Commission that the proposed legislation created a “wa...

A record number of nesting pairs of cahows have been identified so far this season. Jeremy Madeiros, senior terrestrial conservations officer, said that the “best indications” suggest that there are about 125 breeding pairs of the birds. He added: ...

The executive director of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission quit his job after he decided the island’s leaders lacked the “political will” to keep the industry corruption-free. Richard Schuetz, in a letter to commission chairman Alan Dunch seen by...

An expert on medical cannabis is set to host a lecture next week on the myths associated with the drug. Marcia Williams, from the University of Technology, Jamaica, has made numerous presentations and written several articles on the subject. Dr Willi...