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The ruling Progressive Labour Party has discussed new policies to tackle the racial wealth gap, a government MP has revealed. The move came after Government passed procurement legislation to take race, gender and disability into account when allocati...

When I was growing up, the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” was often recounted as a taunt in response to words. I have come to realise that this term is untrue. Words can and do hurt. Words can be used to d...

The Family Centre today marked the International Day of Families with a call to do more to help people who struggle to cope. Martha Dismont, executive director at the centre, said that the latest statistics showed that average personal gross income d...

The growing economic divide has put a growing number of black families at risk of poverty, according to Lynne Winfield. Ms Winfield, president of Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, said the latest Census results highlight the cause of many of Berm...

An anti-violence campaigner has called on men to help guide at-risk young men and boost their self-confidence. Desmond Crockwell will unveil his plan this month to recruit older mentors at the Men of God Meet Up event, which will also see the launch...

Training is to be given to “everyday men and women” who want to help tackle gang violence and antisocial behaviour, it was revealed yesterday. Wayne Caines, Minister of National Security, said more than 100 people had expressed an interest in the new...

Social activist group the Young Progressives marked 50 years in action with a show of appreciation for founding member “High Priest Shiloh” Gershwyn Smith. Mr Smith was presented with a picture of John Smith’s Bay and the Devil’s Hole community, wher...

Sexual harassment in the workplace will be addressed at a women’s forum next week. Tinee Furbert, one of the founders of the Bermuda’s Working Women Institute, said the event will “provide guiding information” about sexual harassment and assault and ...

An irate Pembroke landlord has been left to clean up a tenant’s mess after weeks of complaints over dumping on Cox’s Hill Road. “I am not a happy camper,” property owner Vince Dyer told The Royal Gazette as he loaded a rain-soaked mattress and box s...

Changes to the $1 million-a-week financial assistance system and a “culture of entitlement” have to be made, Minister of Social Development and Sport Zane DeSilva said yesterday. Mr DeSilva warned: “It’s well recognised that the current expenditure o...

The creation of a living wage must be done to prevent a “race-to-the-bottom” reality for Bermuda’s most vulnerable workers, according to the chairman of the committee examining the issue. Rolfe Commissiong, Progressive Labour Party MP and chairman o...

The green shoots of recovery are here. No, we are not talking about the economy — well done to the government of the day, by the way, for its part in reversing the downturn — but the lifeblood of this country: our people. Saving lives and turning aro...