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Sensitivity is paramount when dealing with the loaded issue of contraception in Bermuda, according to activist Lynne Winfield. Ms Winfield spoke in the wake of the Coalition for the Protection of Children launching an advertising campaign for its pro...

Advertisements promoting family planning, and reminding would-be parents of the burden of responsibility entailed in child-rearing, have begun broadcasting courtesy of the Coalition for the Protection of Children. Based on “the reality of life in Ber...

Even though he has no children of his own yet, Pastor Jahkimmo Smith stands out as a shining example of the transformation fathers can create in the lives of others. With Father’s Day tomorrow, the community group Imagine Bermuda is saluting local me...

Tyone Brangman was in and out of trouble with the law as a teenager. In his 20s he was unemployed, bouncing from friend to friend’s house and doing little with his life. Then it hit him — it was time to make a change. The 28-year-old walked in from...

If you have a dear old dad, count yourself lucky. During an informal poll on the streets of Hamilton, The Royal Gazette struggled to find people who were happy with their fathers. One person described their dad as “an old fart”. A young girl we appr...

A shout out to the Island’s fathers is set for tomorrow, starting with a Father’s Day proclamation to be read from the steps of City Hall by Premier Michael Dunkley. The salute to fathers, dubbed “We Love You, Dad”, is being put on by Gina Spence Pro...

“By the way, I need a brown shirt for school today.” My daughter said this ever so casually as we were walking out the door, five minutes before school started. “You what?” I asked incredulously. “Remember, the play today? I need to look like a hamst...

As the school year comes to a close, the Coalition for the Protection of Children is issuing a warning to parents over the lack of a formal licensing regime for the Island’s summer camps. “Many parents don’t know that there is no legislation governin...

With Father’s Day approaching this Sunday, the Island’s devoted fathers have come up for commendation from the community group Imagine Bermuda. Anglican Bishop Nick Dill, a proud parent of six with his wife Fiona, is the latest proposed by Glenn Fubl...

“Anybody can be a daddy, but not anyone can be a father” is an adage that Stanfield Brangman takes to heart. Life has not always been kind to Mr Brangman, or his son Shawn, 33, who is at home in a wheelchair. A father of four, Mr Brangman lost his wi...

Snap. Snap. Zip. Unzip. Shove. Squeeze. Sit. Squash. Zip again. That’s the sound of a student packing for college for the first time. This Slacker Mom is an open letter to those who are going off to study teaching. I am writing to you because I want ...

Dear Dr Nekia, I am a single mother who is finding it difficult to make ends meet sometimes. What makes it more stressful is that the father of my daughter gets angry and blames me when I cannot afford to supply all of our daughter’s needs. He do...