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A fire that killed at least 15 children at an orphanage in Haiti has devastated the country, a Bermudian resident said yesterday. Phillip Rego, who runs an orphanage in Haiti, said: “They’re sad. “A lot of people sent me a lot of texts — some of the...

The pastor of a Bermudian teenager who died in a Utah care institution has urged the public to let her rest. The Reverend Leonard Santucci, pastor at Vernon Temple, said the death of 16-year-old Kirsta Simons last November should not be used to attac...

A leading child protection charity said it wanted a bigger say on areas such as litigation guardians for children in court and the treatment of sex offenders. Jevon Williams, the chairman of the Coalition for the Protection of Children since 2018, sa...

A charity dedicated to halting the sexual abuse of children crossed a landmark when it certified its 10,000th child advocate. Debi Ray-Rivers, the founder of Saving Children And Revealing Secrets, said that milestone, achieved on Saturday, reflected ...

It is welcome news that the Attorney-General, responding to last year’s stinging criticism by Bermuda’s Court of Appeal, has finally appointed a panel of litigation guardians. However, it is astounding that the AG first refused to release the names o...

An education programme designed for schoolchildren with autism has proved a hit after just four months. One parent said his son was in the “right setting” to deal with the problems he faced. Amir Mizrachy, whose son attends the Growing Connections pr...

Fears were raised yesterday about whether a new panel of litigation guardians is independent from the Government. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, set up the board last month. She appointed five qualified social...

A 14-year-old girl in the care of the island’s child protection agency who went missing for the fourth time in less than two months has been traced, police said tonight. Police appealed again yesterday for the public’s help to find the girl less than...

A mother claimed yesterday that her teenage daughter’s referral by Bermuda’s child protection services to a US treatment centre was a “Band-Aid” measure after the young girl died at the overseas facility. She wanted to know what steps were taken befo...

A year ago, the fictitiously named Mary was faced with a difficult situation. At 22, she found herself pregnant and living in a bad situation. “There was a lot of smoking going on where I was,” she said. “And there were always people coming and goi...

The Premier helped celebrate Bermuda’s foster families at the annual Foster Children’s Christmas party. David Burt was joined by Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, along with Cabinet Office staff at the event at S...

Critics of the island’s child protection agency should help to improve the service after a string of abuse allegations, the Attorney-General said yesterday. However, Kathy Lynn Simmons, also Minister of Legal Affairs, which includes the Department of...