A lack of substance abuse programmes and psychological services in Bermuda’s prisons is detrimental to inmates.
Despite the Island’s prison population dropping nearly 25 percent in just three years, from around 350 incarcerated in 2002/03 to 266 in 2...
Mrs. Sherratt, 57, studied the needs of caregivers of the elderly in Bermuda for her MA degree in Social Anthropology from Dalhousie University. The Bermuda Council on Ageing was founded a year ago in response to the Fordham University report ‘Ageing...
Finance Minister Paula Cox will set out her vision for a globally competitive Bermuda insurance market tomorrow morning, when her keynote address opens the inaugural Insurance Day Summit Bermuda.
The two-day event at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess wi...
DATE: Jun 18, 2007 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — In a recent US survey of asthma patients, more than half reported that their disease is uncontrolled and that they have never received an asthma action plan, according to a report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Imm...
An at-a-glance guide to what was discussed in DC last week:
* Tax was the topic dominating the majority of the talks with Senators and House of Representative members. The delegation sought assurances that the Island — home to numerous insurance and ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2007 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
It has to be one of the more surprising sights for customers popping into A.S. Cooper and Sons main store on Front Street — a Wedgwood potter busily throwing pots and preparing delicate clay moulds of shells and other Bermuda images.
For the rest of ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2007 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Tribute to Dame Lois
May 29, 2007
Dear Sir,
Bermuda has suffered a great loss today. My dear friend and mentor Dame Lois Browne-Evans has died. I still have great difficulty believing that there will be no more lengthy political or topical discussion...
TODAY
Mount Saint Agnes Academy Alumni Association is hosting its second Annual Alumni Weekend Cocktail Party from 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. in the MSA Courtyard. Admission: $10 and includes Food, Cash Bar, Door Prizes. Basketball Challenge: June 16 5 p...
Former Secretary to the Cabinet John Drinkwater was yesterday named Commander of the British Empire in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours.
An Englishman originally seconded to Bermuda as Adjutant of the Regiment, the honour caps more than 35 years ...
Mr. Palmer Leon Wade Sr. was the second child of Carl P. and Gladys Wade. He grew up on North Shore and later Serpentine Road where he and his then eight brothers and sisters developed a close relationship. To them he was known as Leon.
His early yea...
