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While many of the island’s working men’s, community and sports clubs are victims of their own failure to adapt to changing social, familial and business dynamics, they remain relevant and necessary to the micro-communities they serve while combining ...

Men in sport will play a significant role in steering youngsters away from violence, a government minister said yesterday. Michael Weeks, the social development and sport minister, said: “Sports clubs and sports teams provide youth with positive role...

A new website has been set up to help parents worried about their children’s development. The Red Flags site was funded by the Bermuda Community Foundation with the Hemera Foundation Fund charitable trust. The BCF said the site offered “key developme...

Lawyer Eugene Johnston revealed he relied on his support network because his family had “no ability to eat” when he found himself out of work. Mr Johnston, who has handled a series of prominent court cases over the past decade, fell on hard times aft...

An international panel of speakers is to join a two-day conference next month on the legacy of childhood trauma. The forum, on October 11 and 12, is being held by Family Centre in tandem with the Bermuda Health Council and the Interagency Committee f...

Like many countries globally, Bermuda is confronted with changing behavioural patterns with many young people, especially in the area of gang activity that has claimed a number of lives through a disregard for law and order. This behavioural pattern...

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...