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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...

New charges planned for the Island’s charitable sector could take thousands of dollars from agencies, prompting concerns from the Centre on Philanthropy. According to a letter from the charity, Commissioner of Police Michael DeSilva has issued a dire...

Come rain or shine, Robert Howes and Antonio De Ponte can be found hard at work in the Island’s largest thrift store. The two senior citizens have been volunteering at The Barn in Devonshire for more than half a decade. “They are two of the many un...

The Mirrors Alumni and Friends Association will be hosting its Island-wide tag day this Friday. The group will be raising funds to support its community programme for young adults. “This is a prime opportunity for members of the public to show thei...

Members of the public are being invited to take part in Mandela Day, with Imagine Bermuda helping to facilitate those who want to give a hand. A spokesman for the organisation said: “In the spirit of the example lived by Mandela, we have been expandi...

The Bermuda Community Foundation has approved more than $411,000 in grants to support various local organisations. According to a statement, the foundation’s (BCF) board of directors formally approved 57 grants from six donor funds. Almost a quarter ...

A husband and wife have just completed a three-island walking challenge including Bermuda to raise money for Crohns and Colitis UK. David and Margaret Beale walked across Bermuda and around Guernsey and Jersey each in a day for the charity walk. The ...

Early detection and prevention is the key to tackling chronic kidney disease in Bermuda. Nephrologist Raphael Loutoby said that while chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the rise both locally and internationally, efforts could be made to address the i...