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Claudette Fleming will be awarded a Peace and Social Justice Award for her work supporting seniors. Dr Fleming, the executive director of Age Concern, will be presented with the honour by the Roman Catholic Church of Bermuda tomorrow evening. She is ...

Bermuda’s seniors are due a pensions boost after Parliament approved a rate increase. The rise, which will come into force next month, was welcomed last night by Charles Jeffers, deputy chairman of Age Concern. Mr Jeffers said: “I’m sure every senior...

Plans to give politicians power over Bermuda’s casino industry have come under fire from a leading international publication on gaming. An opinion piece in GGB News warned giving MPs control over the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission would open the do...

Amelie Mulder Powell has always loved visiting Lollipop the macaw at Sousa’s Garden Centre. But when she noticed that her cage was starting to look a bit bare, she decided to forego her birthday presents this year to spruce up her feathered friend’s...

Gays are three times more likely to suffer with addiction problems according to the Reverend Joe Amico, a leading specialist who believes the LGBTQ community in Bermuda is not helped by a lack of facilities to deal with the problem. “There are virtua...

A career in hospitality was never part of the plan, according to the new chairman of the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Paul Telford said: “The one thing I knew for sure is that I didn’t want to work in a hotel when I graduated from high school.” At 18...

The chance for the public to have a say on the proposal for quad bike tours on protected land in the West End passed yesterday. However, the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Task Force questioned whether all submissions had been received by the D...

School pupils yesterday put their boatbuilding abilities to the test with a challenge organised by the island’s architects and engineers. Youngsters were asked to build boats out of cardboard and duct tape and sail 50 metres down a swimming pool with...

The driver of a tractor trailer was taken to hospital today after a crash in Hamilton Parish. The accident, which took place at 12.40pm on Wilkinson Avenue, resulted in the vehicle ending up off the road. “Apparently the driver was taken to King Edwa...

The cost of financial assistance will be tackled by a new working group. Zane DeSilva, Minister of Social Development and Sport, said yesterday that the current $1-million-per-week cost of the programme was unsustainable and “must be reduced”. Mr D...