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The Government must make an important distinction between aspects of child neglect and poverty within the family when determining whether foster care intervention is needed, social activist Sheelagh Cooper has warned. Ms Cooper was speaking followin...

The Bermuda Boys’ Brigade and Church Girls’ Brigade took part in their annual carwash and Christmas sale, raising more than $2,500 for charity. The youth groups joined forces for the event at St Paul’s Church car park and church hall in Paget. Work...

The Government has provided updated information about a disease that has recently resulted in the deaths of ten children in the UK. There have been increased rates of Group A streptococcal disease in the UK and globally, especially in those under th...

Police have issued a warning against sharing inappropriate altered images, including those of minors, which are circulating on social media. A report was made to police about images showing cropped head shot of individuals pasted on to other images ...

Bermuda needs at least 10 more foster parents with referrals for foster care increasing since the end of the pandemic. Selena Simons, foster care coordinator for the Department of Child and Family Services, told Hamilton Rotary Club on Tuesday: “Fost...

A charity wants to collect 2,000 toys as it celebrates 20 years of collecting Christmas presents for children in need. The Coalition for the Protection of Children is partnering with HSBC Bermuda for the fifth year to spread Christmas joy through the...

A youth empowerment programme is being transitioned into the Department of Child and Family Services, it was announced on Friday. Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, told the House of Assembly that The Mirrors Programme wi...

The celebrations at the opening of a hall and latrine at St Paul Kaaso Primary would likely have been considered over the top for a Bermuda school. More than a thousand people made the journey into Kabira, a tiny village in Kyotera, Uganda, for the o...

Infants are to be given the chance for a better start in life through a government programme that will map the gaps, disparities and inequalities in child services. The First 1,000 Days initiative was unveiled in Friday’s Throne Speech and is designe...

A new study is set to be launched to help to determine levels of adolescent anxiety and depression among young people in Bermuda. The study will examine how commonplace anxiety and depression symptoms are in young people, as well as their attitudes t...

Young people were invited to provide input on how Bermuda can mitigate long-term threats such as climate change as part of a consultation on The Draft Blue Prosperity Plan. The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme, in partnership with the Bermuda Zool...

Almost 200 children in families who suffered hardship during the Covid-19 pandemic were helped thanks to a partnership programme between a charity and a community action group. The project raised $248,000 over two years to assist with costs such as g...