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The former social development minister rejected a claim yesterday that he was fired from Cabinet for his handling of an inquiry into allegations that children in care were mistreated. Sources claimed Michael Weeks was ousted because he insisted that ...

The man who oversees a company managing nearly half a trillion dollars of investors’ money sees long-term growth drivers in emerging markets that could reward patient investors. Sridhar Chandrasekharan, chief executive officer of HSBC Global Asset Ma...

The Attorney-General was accused yesterday of confusion in a row over the representation of vulnerable children in court proceedings. The claim came after Tiffanne Thomas, a freelance social worker, announced she was to quit as a litigation guardian ...

From asbestos to algorithms, ethical handling of data and loss of sleep — the 2018 Swiss Re SONAR, new emerging risk insights report aims to identify the risks that may have a major impact on the insurance industry in the future. Annette Kurtzweil, ...

The island’s doctors have queued up to sign a petition to back The Royal Gazette’s Drive for Change campaign. More than 100 medics out of 130 have already backed the three campaign objectives and more are expected to follow. Annabel Fountain, an endo...

An overseas doctor is in Bermuda to discuss how healthcare professionals should handle tough topics with their patients. Christy Simpson, head of the bioethics department at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine in Canada, will give a series of...

Midwifery in Bermuda could be line for an overhaul — just as a new book is published calling for more choice in childbirth on the island. The Ministry of Health told The Royal Gazette it was “actively engaging” with Bermudian and overseas midwives to...

A Cabinet shake-up will increase the ministerial salary bill by nearly 20 per cent. The new total is $1,338,964, an increase of $221,851 on the $1,117,113 bill before last week’s Cabinet reshuffle. It is also a significant spike compared with the las...

A Bermudian-registered tanker was attacked by pirates near Nigeria early Tuesday morning. The Department of Marine and Ports received a report at 2.25am that day from the LNG tanker River Niger stating the vessel was under attack in the Gulf of Guine...

Over the half-term break, Luann Wainwright-Dill together with her team hosted this year’s Steam Academy Camp at CedarBridge Academy. Mrs Wainwright-Dill, the Gate education officer for the Ministry of Education, ushered 30 children from different sch...

No one needs to be an expert on world history, to know when the quality of leadership becomes so disturbing, questions are raised over whether common values of decency, truth and justice, are no longer relevant, in a world ravaged by political and ec...

The battle over same-sex marriage returned to the courts yesterday for the start of a three-day hearing in the Court of Appeal. The Attorney-General will argue that former Chief Justice Ian Kawaley erred in a ruling that reopened the door for same-se...