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"Save our children from cycle"

January 24, 2012 Dear Sir, Many have asked what is in the best interest of the child? In the 2011 Throne Speech, Government stated it will introduce “Shared Parenting Legislation” and we feel that is the best thing for our children, especially with t...
Feb 10, 2012
Letters to the Editor

"Rugby has many benefits"

February 2, 2012 Dear Sir, What a positive move for our Education Department to allow the introduction of a rugby league in the Middle School system, thanks to the Family Centre and the Bermuda Rugby Football Union. This has great potential to go a l...
Feb 07, 2012
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"Today is World Thank Your Mentor Day"

Thanks to a lack of male volunteers in Bermuda, Coreen Dawson’s 12-year-old son had to wait almost three years to find a match in the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Bermuda charity, but she believes it was all worth it. It was so worth it, that in Dece...
Jan 26, 2012
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"New charity to tackle child sexual abuse goes live"

Bermuda’s first charity aimed specifically at child sexual abuse is celebrating its official approval by going live on the Internet and courting supporters at this wek’s Bermuda Marathon Weekend road races. “We are here, we are watching, and we’re go...
Jan 11, 2012
Other

"New playground opened at Somerset Long Bay"

A new, environmentally-friendly playground is now open at Somerset Long Bay. Eighty percent of the structure was built from recyclable products, according to Government. The playground was unveiled yesterday by Public Works Minister Michael Weeks and...
Dec 08, 2011

"Protecting the powerless"

When single mothers are one day away from having their electricity turned off or unsure where their family’s next meal is coming from, it’s often philanthropist Sheelagh Cooper to the rescue. The founder of the Coalition for Protection of Children h...
Nov 29, 2011
Other

"Police investigate sudden death of young child"

Police are investigating the sudden death of an 18-month-old child at a residential day care facility last week. The boy was found “in an unresponsive state” on Friday. Said a Police spokesman: “The child was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospit...
Sep 13, 2011
Other

"‘I thought it was a dream’"

Beating out the competition at a pageant is no easy feat, but Somerset Primary student Téja Watson who won Little Miss Paradise 2011 wowed the judges with her knowledge and performance. The nine-year-old figured that she had a chance to make the shor...
Sep 12, 2011

"Talking to your children about race"

“We don’t play with little black children” seems like the sort of thing that white children said in the 1960s, not in present-day Bermuda. But one black mother was recently horrified when her toddler came home from her first day of nursery school, re...
Sep 06, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"What might happen next?"

August 20, 2011 Dear Sir, It amazes me how some parents show little interest in teaching their children to respect property and to not be cruel to animals. A group of neighbourhood children decided to “have some fun” by throwing rocks at my dog one ...
Aug 23, 2011

"Girl power!"

A bad attitude is like a smelly shoe nobody wants it to have it shoved in their face. This is what educator Shawnette Somner tries to teach young girls in etiquette classes she has been running since 2002. A study on behavioural issues of young males...
Aug 09, 2011
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