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Two charity volunteers with a combined service of more than 120 years have been recognised for their outstanding service. Jean Howes and Abuwi Rasool, who were founding members of the Beacon Club, a forerunner of the Bermuda Society for the Blind, an...

A security firm has donated $2,500 to the annual Back to School Haircut Extravaganza. Security Associates (SA) has extended its partnership with the organisers of the event, which is scheduled to be held on September 3 and will equip hundreds of scho...

Police cadets will be given the opportunity to take advantage of an international development programme under a new agreement between the service and The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award The two parties have signed a memorandum of understandin...

Operation ReachBack struck a chord with Betsy Dunn. She was at a conference when she first heard about the US-based charity 18 years ago and knew it was something she wanted to be a part of. Operation ReachBack offers scholarships, mentoring and prof...

Last week I wrote about generosity and the importance of giving of ourselves from a place of wholeness and not depletion. This week I want to highlight the importance of giving itself. Authors Stephen Post and Jill Neimark detailed numerous studies...

The Island’s politicians need to take a stronger line in enacting tougher legislation to combat the sexual exploitation of children, according to the charity Scars. “I just think the system doesn’t work,” said Scars chairman Jon Brunson, calling for ...

The collapse of a court case against a teacher accused of sexually exploiting three different students has prompted a call for changes in the way such cases are conducted. The recommendations came from Scars, a charity dedicated to fighting child sex...

Imagine Bermuda will be holding a “Happy Hour with a difference” at the Bermuda College this evening to mark the eve of Nelson Mandela Day. The event has been organised by Imagine Bermuda in conjunction with the Chewstick Foundation, the African Dia...

Women’s Resource Centre founder and social activist Sylvia Hayward-Harris is working to get transcendental meditation into Bermuda’s prison and school systems. Ms Hayward-Harris is the only active local certified teacher of the practice which she say...

Two sister firms have donated $2,000 to a charity dedicated to helping adults who suffer from addiction. Insurance brokers and risk managers Marsh and risk and reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter last week presented the donation to Focus Counsellin...

Charities should come up with their own solutions to avoid being crippled by a new Police fee, according to Clare Mello, the executive director of YouthNet. The Centre on Philanthropy has warned that fees of $100 are to be imposed for Police checks o...

Janita (Burke) Bean was inundated with baby clothes after her daughter McKenzie was born. The items poured in from family and friends 21 months ago; Mrs Bean struggled to utilise everything before she outgrew them. She eventually came up with an id...