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With the Human Papillomavirus now part of Bermuda’s routine Childhood Immunization Schedule, parents are being urged to see it as an opportunity to continue talking about sexual health. According to Laura Lynn Jackson, child health co-ordinator with ...

Dear Dr Nekia, I thought that I met the perfect guy but I am having a hard time dealing with his daughter. I don’t mind that he has a child, but it is hard for us to have a normal relationship because he is a single father and his daughter has specia...

Dear Dr Nekia, I am with a man who I love but, because of the problems that we are having in our relationship, I do not want to be intimate with him. I find myself not only avoiding sex, but also not wanting him to kiss or touch me. When we do have s...

Dear Dr Nekia, It looks like all of my relationships end the same way. I don’t know if it is something that I am doing wrong or if I keep getting involved with the wrong kind of men. I understand that relationships sometimes do not work out, but my l...

Dear Dr Nekia, My best friend has had a crush on this guy for over two years. The same guy she is crushing on expressed interest in me over a year ago. I told him that it wouldn’t be possible to pursue anything more because of my friend’s feelings f...

New Governor John Rankin yesterday backed same-sex civil unions in Bermuda. “Civil unions have been recognised in the UK and in many other jurisdictions around the world,” he said. “I hope that any differing views on this issue in Bermuda can be reso...

The public is being reminded that Monday is National HIV Testing Day. “The Department of Health is taking this opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of knowing your HIV status,” a government spokeswoman stated. “Talk with your physician a...

Dear Dr Nekia, My girlfriend and I have been together in a relationship for the past nine months, but we have been sleeping with one another for the past year-and-a-half. The sex is always phenomenal when we actually do have sex, but lately, since I ...

Community minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has tabled draft legislation which would allow the creation of same-sex unions in Bermuda. The consultative legislation comes two weeks after legislation was tabled which would specify marriage being between...

Lingerie stores and barbershops are giving out male and female condoms ahead of Valentine’s Day this week. The initiative was organised by the Department of Health to mark Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day on Friday. “It’s an annual even...

A widely shared video depicting a toddler crying while a couple has sex in the background has been labelled “horrific” and “unacceptable” by two family charities. The recording is one of many inappropriate clips that have been circulating around the ...

“Sexting” has been in the news lately, with the authorities admitting that it’s a problem in Bermuda’s schools. While the practice is, apparently, more of an issue in secondary schools, there is also evidence of it happening in primary schools. So wh...