More than half the sex abuse cases reported to government watchdogs last year were child-on-child assaults, the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General has revealed.
Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate that 51 per cent of sex abuse allegations refer...
DATE: Mar 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
All chocolate bars that contain sugar will be hit with a 75 per cent sugar tax from the start of next month, the House of Assembly heard last night.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, told MPs chocolate and cocoa products with sugar were to be added in...
Children’s craft projects ranging from chopping boards to picnic tables are up for auction this week.
The Construction Association of Bermuda is showcasing the work of school students at the Botanical Gardens with silent bids welcomed before 6pm on F...
DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
A string of health-and-safety breaches have been exposed in reports into the state of the public school system, government documents have revealed.
The problems included rodent infestation in some schools, exposed and damaged cancer-causing asbestos,...
The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation has appointed two new directors, Jamillah Lodge and Raymond Lambert, to grow the organisation.
Ms Lodge is the new director of communication and development and Mr Lambert is the new director of micro, sm...
DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
A demand to find out how much cash raised by the controversial sugar tax had been used to boost health was made yesterday.
The One Bermuda Alliance said it wanted details of where the $700,000 in extra cash raised since last year from the tax had gon...
DATE: Mar 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
A presentation designed to help parents protect their children against sex abuse is to be held tonight.
Debi Ray Rivers, founder and executive director for anti-abuse charity Scars, will provide guidance to parents on signs of potential abuse and how...
DATE: Mar 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
A contract between the Government’s communications team and a media organisation run by a former Progressive Labour Party MP raised questions from the Opposition yesterday.
Susan Jackson, of the One Bermuda Alliance, called for clarification over the...
Over 100 student leaders were provided with tools to enhance their leadership skills at a Youth Empowerment Summit (Yes!) on the weekend.
The students participated in workshops designed to develop leadership skills at various levels, and to allow the...
Bermuda is taking a “global thought leadership position” in the regulatory approach to security tokens, and one that other jurisdictions will seek to copy, according to technology innovator Jeff Pulver.
The chairman of the Blockchain Token Associatio...
