A former health and safety inspector has hit out at Bermuda's lax attitude to asbestos, claiming there are insufficient guidelines for dealing with the deadly dust meaning rogue builders can expose workers without worrying about serious sanction.
Har...
Every psychotherapist has had to learn how to do what he or she does when they practice psychotherapy.
These days, no one just hangs out a "shingle" and starts giving advice without running into regulatory bodies tasked with the job of attending to p...
Bermuda's young people often get short shrift, but some recent stories in The Royal Gazette suggest that all is far from lost.
Last week, we reported on Bermuda High School's victory in the Schools Debate Competition in which its team emerged victori...
Dear Sir,
Please grant me the space to respond to Nick Jones' thoughtless and irrational tirade on the 'Big Debate', especially his unsurprising personal attack.
Jones' comment that I have "never finished a job I started in my life" is among other th...
A rehabilitation safe house for former alcoholics and drug addicts has been refused by Planning, despite a petition by more than 400 people.
Kenneth Matthew wanted to provide a stepping stone for the reassimilation of former substance abusers back in...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A significant number of children are already drinking by middle school, suggesting that prevention needs to start in the elementary grades, researchers conclude in a new report.
In their study of more than 4,000 sixth-grad...
Michael Fahy took over as the United Bermuda Party chairman last week.
Here he mulls over what the party must do to get re-elected and why MPs need to live with criticism - even from expats.
New United Bermuda Party chairman Michael Fahy certainly ha...
Bermuda may be a tiny Island, but it has had a major impact on American history.
This is the idea behind Bermudian filmmaker Lucinda Spurling's latest documentary, 'The Lion and the Mouse'.
It explores the complex historical relationship between Berm...
Independence is not on the agenda in a review of the UK's relationship with Bermuda by three visiting MPs.
The delegation from the UK Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee said it did not feature as "core issue" in meetings with the public.
Labour M...
If pregnant women stop smoking, babies are happier
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) — Mothers who stop smoking while pregnant tend to have cheerier, more adaptable babies, British researchers reported.
Babies of women who continued to smoke while pregn...
