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The Information Commissioner has criticised the Government for failing to give a “straightforward answer” more than four years ago to a public access to information request

An Opposition MP is calling for an urgent overhaul to address the lack of a “safety net” for struggling young adults with traumatic family backgrounds. Susan Jackson welcomed the Government’s plan to launch an independent transitional living programm...

Professional social workers have been invited to a course exploring the impact of race on inequality. The seven weekly classes starting next month can accommodate up to 12 professionals in the field. It marks a continuing collaboration between the In...

Online learning for prisoners is the end goal for a campaign to help bring books to Westgate jail, it has been revealed. The news came as a book donation drive announced last week was backed by trades unions. Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermu...

A former teacher and civil servant said it was up to everyone in Bermuda to highlight people who had contributed to the island. Gary Phillips explained that his own upbringing had left him with no questions about his Black identity, which helped to s...

A global reinsurance firm has boosted a charity with a $25,000 donation to help fund vital training programmes. SiriusPoint has handed over the cash to the Inter Agency Committee for Children, Families and the Community, an umbrella body for social s...

A charity has signed up a Bermudian agricultural expert to deliver educational and therapeutic programmes. Omari Dill, an agronomist, an expert in soil and plants, is head of the WindReach environmental education programme. Mr Dill said: “We explore...

A charity programme launched a year ago to offer support and skills building for young men said yesterday it had logged measurable decreases in risks among those enrolled. Transitional Community Services, which assesses risk levels in clients every q...

The island has a domestic violence related murder and “multiple” incidents that involve serious injuries every year, the Director of Public Prosecutions has revealed. Cindy Clarke said that statistics showed that the annual toll from abuse was eviden...

Women who complete a live-in programme designed to give them stability and get their lives back on track could help future residents at the home in years to come. Edonna Bean, the executive director of the Transformational Living Centre for Families,...

A children’s rights campaigner yesterday welcomed a recruitment drive for litigation guardians for children and young people who appear in court. Tiffanne Thomas, a social worker who worked as a litigation guardian in a string of cases from 2014, sai...

More than 600 gifts were handed over to seniors at an annual Christmas giveaway event – 100 more than planned for. Carol Clarke opened up the yard of her Pembroke home to host a Covid-19 safe Seniors Appreciation Day in partnership with Bermuda Overs...