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A charity dedicated to helping the island’s older people said many of its members wanted greater price control regulations in the face of creeping cost-of-living increases. Age Concern Bermuda highlighted that its financial hardship support totalled ...

Recently in the House of Assembly, more relief for our seniors was promised by the Premier and Minister of Finance, David Burt. The promise of additional support with the aim to make sure seniors homes can be sustainable in the long term may be accom...

The terror she felt when a roach flew over her head stuck with Anne Coakley long after she holidayed here in 1976. Despite that, she said “yes” three years later when she was offered a job teaching food and nutrition at St George’s Secondary School. ...

Legislation to give payroll tax relief for care homes has been backed by MPs. David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said that Westmeath and Lefroy House already receive relief, but the Land Valuation and Tax Amendment Act would allow all o...

For 32 years Elise Outerbridge worked as spokesman, trustee and curator at Masterworks, helping organise shows, smooth over problems and often driving around staff and equipment in her car. When she left in July, she was not ready for retirement but ...

Missing person George David Garland has been found by his family, police have confirmed. A police spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm that 85-year-old George David Garland has been found by his family and appreciates the publi...

Efforts must be made to protect the island’s care homes, the One Bermuda Alliance has said. Susan Jackson, the area MP, said she was disappointed by reports that Westmeath, the island’s largest seniors home, was struggling to address severe financial...

The island’s largest care home for seniors is struggling with severe financial challenges due to stringent Covid-19 regulations, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Westmeath Residential and Nursing Home, a private facility on Pitts Bay Road, has 50 elderl...

Charitable rest homes hit by the Covid-19 pandemic have received a welcome cash injection totalling $200,000. The donation to four rest homes was made by the Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association, and will be used to buy medical equipment and person...

Nursing and residential homes are expected to get land tax relief with legislation being tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday. David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said that the Government committed to reducing tax burdens in the 202...

A passion for flower arranging turned into a business for Liz Parker, and that is just part of her full life

For more than three decades Val Protheroe taught music to hundreds of primary school students in Bermuda. Now retired, Mrs Protheroe still remembers most of them. “Last week, I bumped into eight different former students,” the 76-year-old said. “Th...