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May 28, 2014 Dear Sir, Tonight as I watched the news I had to really smile as Mr Derrick Burgess read of the conditions of our seniors’ homes. The amazing thing is that it appears he did not take notice during his party’s stay as government, or was t...

Government is calling on the private sector to build more residential care homes for seniors to satisfy a growing demand for facilities. And it has also defended its record of policing private homes to ensure that elderly residents are not neglected ...

22 April 2014 Dear Sir, I respectfully entreat the medium of this newspaper to appeal to the thousands of seniors (65 over) on this our Island home. In appreciation of the enormous dedication of Louise Jackson, OBE, to the people of Bermuda, and in p...

Cuts in health spending totalling $17.6 million will cause some to “suffer distress”, Health Minister Trevor Moniz told MPs. Mr Moniz was speaking as he announced that subsidies for Standard Hospital Benefit (SHB) — the minimum cover in any health in...

Cuts and falling benefits could severely impact the Island’s seniors if included in today’s Budget, according to Age Concern. Chairperson of Age Concern’s advocacy committee Charles Jeffers said: “At a time when many seniors are suffering from the ef...