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Young people became teachers to their elders yesterday as the island marked Safer Internet Day with tips especially for seniors. Shurnett Caines, mother of national security minister Wayne Caines, thanked student Tatiana Butterfield for teaching her ...

Rose Douglas longed to become a teacher but her father made his views clear — he did not believe in educating girls. It did not stop her from dreaming. As a teenager she started “pretend teaching” on Suffering Lane, the St George’s street she lived ...

Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, brought his mom along to the job to help highlight internet safety for seniors yesterday. Shurnette Caines, 71, joined her son to talk about how older people can protect themselves online. Mrs Caines i...

Boyd Smith sobbed when he was told he had to drop out of school. He had dreamt of becoming an architect. “Two of my older sisters went to Berkeley,” the 90-year-old said. “My father, Seward, couldn’t afford to send me also. “There was only one schol...

At 19, Abuwi Rasool lost his sight. He was working in the government quarry when dynamite he’d laid a month before exploded in front of him. Most of his clothing blew off and the burns covered his right side, “from my knee to my forehead”. Doctors an...

Dear Sir, Further to your editorial in today’s paper (January 5, 2018), I thought I would share the enclosed, source not known. Some senior citizens are being criticised for the present deficiencies of our modern world; real or imaginary, present or ...

Miriam Ada Dickenson celebrated her 100th birthday in style with four generations of her family at her Somerset home. Guests at the December 30 birthday party included John Rankin, the Governor, who said it was “my privilege to be able to present the...

Meals and Wheels recipients are in store for a surprise with their meals this week after 200 primary school pupils created personalised greeting cards. Staff from caregiving provider Atlantic Caregiving then packaged the cards and delivered them to M...

Dear Sir, The nineteenth Annual Seniors Party hosted by Bermuda Overseas Missions and Carol Clarke, was held on December 2 at St Paul AME Centennial Hall with a bumper attendance of 367 people. The afternoon commenced with the master of ceremonies, ...

Age Concern is holding its third and final health check for the year on Wednesday. People aged 50 and older are urged to attend St James Church, Somerset, between 10am and 2pm for free vital checks, eye and dental screenings. Anita Furbert, education...

Complaints about the abuse of vulnerable older people have jumped in the past six weeks, the Department of Ageing and Disability Services said yesterday. Kim Wilson, Minister of Health, said the increase could be because of “the stellar job that sect...

An ageing well committee chaired by Government MP Derrick Burgess was announced this afternoon by David Burt, the Premier. Comprising members of the private sector as well as the civil service, the committee is to produce is to produce a Bermudian ch...