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Chris Famous explains declining birthrate is not a phenomenon exclusive to Bermuda

A report by the Registry-General also shows that the number of weddings surges post-Covid

“A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.” — Mahatma Gandhi It was recently reported on February 21 that for the third consecutive year Bermuda has recorded the grim statistic that we recorded more deaths than th...

The island’s population was 63,908 last year – a drop of just ten on the figure for 2018, the latest Registry General figures have revealed. The figures also showed that women outnumbered men by 2,398 at the end of last year. Walter Roban, the home a...

Bermuda ranked fifth among 35 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development for the percentage of the population that held a university degree four years ago, new figures have revealed. The Population and Housing Census Educa...

Young talent will flee Bermuda to find opportunities in other countries if the island’s population trends are not dealt with, a political commentator has warned. Denis Pitcher was speaking after a recent population projections report highlighted that...

Nearly one quarter of the Bermuda population will be aged 65 or older within the next ten years, a report said yesterday. Government statisticians predict the proportion of seniors will climb from 16.9 per cent in 2016 to 24.9 per cent in 2026. It wo...

Over the past decade, Bermuda’s population and workforce have been shrinking. According to government statistics, our population has been in a steady decline since 2010, and it is projected to keep on shrinking. Between 2010 and 2020, the Government ...

Dear Sir, As I fly over Bermuda and look down, I think of Shakespeare’s words: “This precious stone set in the silver sea.” It has sometimes been less happy on the ground. I was born to Bermudian parents in the United States, so when I came home, imm...

The number of births in Bermuda decreased in 2017 for the first time in three years. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly last Friday that there were 578 births in 2017, down from 591 in 2016. In 2015, the figure was...

Census results have confirmed a wage gap based on race, a Cabinet member told MPs. Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Government Reform, said that income differences had not levelled out and that legislation requiring equal pay for equal work had “limi...

That white males earn 70 per cent more than black men in the category of personal income with respect to full-time employment of those aged 16 and above in the 2016 census should be pause for significant concern. Similarly, the companion statistic t...