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One month after being sworn in as one of the youngest Cabinet ministers in Bermuda’s history, Nandi Outerbridge is acting on her promise to tackle the issue of delinquent parents in Bermuda. Ms Outerbridge, who turns 30 next month, told The Royal Gaz...

After the Wendell Baxter case, what will be our legacy as the adult witnesses of crimes against our children? Will we ignore this taboo subject that is continually being brought to our attention, or will we take a stand and fight for change? We pay ...

A top police officer has warned that parents worried about sexual abuse should be wary of those who are close to their children rather than strangers. Acting Detective Chief Inspector Mark Clarke, one of those investigating cases of sexual abuse on t...

The father of a daughter with Down’s syndrome has said that he has continued to make child maintenance payments after she turned 18 — and has offered to take full financial responsibility for her further education. Meanwhile, his lawyer has said that...

That age-old ingredient known as discipline, which has been used in teaching important lessons about life, has been crumbling for many decades to a point where many children today expect to say and do what they please — and often take exception to be...

The inaugural Teen Haven Golf Tournament fundraiser will tee off this Saturday. The charity event, rescheduled from last month after Tropical Storm Karl hit the island, will be held at the Belmont Hills Golf Course. Money generated from the tournamen...

Dear Sir, I never go into Hamilton late in the day, but recently I went into town after 4.30pm. I was absolutely appalled at what I saw. Town was teeming with schoolchildren. This is a problem. Schoolchildren need to be home after school doing homewo...

A charity will embark on a hard-hitting awareness campaign to tackle the “disturbing” rise in child neglect reports in Bermuda. Referrals for child neglect increased by more than a quarter in 2015 and make up the highest number of referrals the Depa...

The Consultative Immigration Reform Working Group has delivered its recommendations on adoption. The proposal for legislative reform was sent to Michael Dunkley, the Premier, as well as Minister of Home Affairs Patricia Gordon-Pamplin and Bermuda In...

The Department of Child and Family Services has honoured the island’s foster parents at their annual Foster Care Appreciation tea. Sylvan Richards, the Minister of Social Development and Sport, said that during the month of May, the Department of Chi...

Most parents feel overwhelmed at times. Andrea Lightbourne-Webster is offering support through the mayhem: a one-day conference at which parents will learn they are not on their own. “Very often parents suffer in silence thinking they are the only o...

A new initiative promoting good parenting kicked off on Saturday with a successful pancake breakfast held at the Fairmont Southampton. The All Pro Dad Bermuda group aims to “transform the face of fatherhood in Bermuda” by hosting events designed to ...