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A review on why no women serve in some of the leading ranks in the Royal Bermuda Regiment will be undertaken, its new Commanding Officer pledged yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel Ben Beasley pledged that the regiment would conduct an analysis to find th...

People seeking to withdraw money from their retirement nest-eggs are flooding staff at the island’s pension regulator with queries. Yesterday, new rules opening access to a portion of pension pots came into effect to assist those struggling with the ...

The island’s human rights watchdog will reopen its doors tomorrow. A spokeswoman said that the Human Rights Commission, which has operated on a remote basis since the last week of March, was aware that some did not have access to other ways to get in...

Pension benefits are still being paid late to seniors — four months after the problem was revealed by The Royal Gazette. Catherine Gregory, a Bermudian retiree who lives in the United States, said her payments had become overdue again after a one-off...

The officers and members of the Progressive Labour Party are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of Bermuda’s most prolific warriors in the fight for civil rights and racial equality, the indomitable Eva Naomi Hodgson, PhD, OBE. Dr Hodgson ...

It is often said that a prophet has no honour in his own country. So it can be said of Eva Hodgson. Although we met and talked on occasion, I did not know Dr Hodgson well. The last time I saw her was in July 2018 at the Bermuda Industrial Union head...

Freedom and democracy will always be precious because life is precious, and a human basic instinct is having the right to freedom. This upholds decency and respect for different views with neither condemnation nor persecution. Most people want to liv...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment has pushed back its July Recruit Camp because of the coronavirus crisis. A RBR spokesman said the camp would be held in September with limited numbers and “appropriate precautions”, including Covid-19 testing. Another recru...

Hello, Bermuda. 2020 continues to be a different and challenging year. Usually by now, spots to watch the runners and the parade have been selected and are being jealously guarded. Food is being cooked and outfits are being laid out in anticipation o...

The public are not taking the dire consequences of failure to stick to Covid-19 rules seriously enough, an Opposition senator said yesterday. Jarion Richardson warned that not enough attention was being paid to the mounting death toll by the pandemic...

Bermuda Day cannot be celebrated in the usual way this year, no half-marathon and no parade around the streets of Hamilton. But I know that the holiday will still be marked in homes by families across the island and I take this opportunity to send my...

Often we hear of persons forced to live in exile and, typically when we do, we think of persons fleeing the Soviet bloc or China, or many African regimes. Rarely do we consider jurisdictions in the West filled with human rights legislation as places ...