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Bermuda Health Council has said it will investigate allegations of unpaid employee health insurance at Sandys 360 if former staff of the defunct sports facility get in touch. The Royal Gazette yesterday reported claims by a former employee who said s...

The MRI scanner at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will be out of service for about three weeks. According to a Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman, a “major component” of the scanner needs replacing. “Unfortunately this will result in the MRI sc...

A documentary about the human papillomavirus will next week be premiering on the Island at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. “Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic” reveals the dangers of the virus, which can cause six types of cancer, incl...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board is planning on demolishing two disused buildings on the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital property this year. Both the Queen Elizabeth Nurses Residence on Berry Hill Road and the section of the building that housed the Con...

A Thomson Airways flight from England to Jamaica yesterday diverted to Bermuda. The flight from Birmingham to Montego Bay arrived at about 2.20pm. It is understood the aircraft was diverted because of a sick female passenger. Flight TOM 644 departe...

Hospital authorities have revealed information about 13 adverse events in the past five years which, in some cases, led to the death or permanent injury of patients. The Bermuda Hospitals Board disclosed the information in response to a public access...

Bermuda’s community needs educating about Alzheimer’s so sufferers can be given adequate support, according to Marie Fay, an occupational therapist for Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia. Ms Fay said some people end up disappearing from day-to-day soci...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board yesterday released an update on its financial status, including its payments on the new Acute Care Wing. According to an accompanying statement, the board has been able to absorb the cost of payments for the new wing while...

Young Observer got up close and personal with Arnold Manders this school year to learn more about FitnessGram, a fitness assessment and reporting programme he is spearheading in the Government school system. Mr Manders is the Curriculum Officer for ...

Ernest “Shuby” DeGrilla is out on the road rain or shine, when most of us are asleep. For the past 15 years he’s been behind the wheel of the Project Action bus. It’s not unusual for the 76-year-old to be up, driving seniors and the physically challe...

It was unusual to see women lifting weights in gyms in the early 90s. Kathi DeCouto didn’t let that stop her. “I was living in the US and a guy I was dating said, ‘Let’s go to the gym’. We got there and he pointed me straight to the [area] where wom...

New Year’s resolutions. Some live for the fresh start, others groan at the thought. My best friend and I have a tradition to meet on New Year’s Day and write down what we hope to do over the coming year. Instead of writing a list of specific goals we...