Bermuda Associations and Non-Profit Groups Part 2

Free courtesy hyperlinks (links) to their websites and their email addresses will be shown gladly once (sorry, not before) they return the courtesy with a  free reciprocal link to our main Bermuda Online website at http://www.bermuda-online.org. See our Links and Mentions policy at http://www.bermuda-online.org/links.htm.  Mutual or reciprocal linkage means their dates and times or meetings are automatically shown on this website too, if on their own website. Organizations with their own websites that elect not to show a link to us may no longer be shown on this website, at our discretion.

In January 2012 launched a new award recognizing outstanding volunteer service to the Bermuda industry by insurance professionals. IDC created the award to recognize those in the industry who give their time and energy in support of promoting Bermuda as a domicile of choice.

Since the 1980s. An organization that in the past represented mostly Bermuda’s captive managers.  But in 2011 changed its constitution to add more self-managed captives to its membership, plus professional service providers, such as audit firms, banks and legal firms, to become members too. Bermuda is the world’s leading domicile for captives, which provide insurance to their corporation owners and sometimes to third parties as well. The industry, which has built up over 40 years, faces a challenging time, with competition heating up from rival jurisdictions such as Vermont and the Cayman Islands, and the impact of global regulatory changes.

Down's syndrome is a condition in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child develops, and often leads to mental retardation. Liaises with the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) in New York.

Regular mail: P.O. Box MA 133, Mangrove Bay MA BX, Bermuda. By Courier: 1, The Keep, Sandys MA 01, Bermuda. Admission information: 1-441-234-1418. Museum offices: 1-441-234-1333. Fax: 1-441-234-1735.

Part of BMSS’s mission is to keep Bermuda’s talent at home. The organization has a particular stake in developing mentorship through its Adopt a Medical Student initiative. The group, which comprises medical students and is overseen by practising physicians, has sent out applications to local doctors over the coming week to pair them up with students and facilitate a relationship between the two. The group’s aim is to cultivate the natural fraternity in the medical community, and it is especially active through social media such as Facebook. Part of the imperative for home-grown mentorship is reflected by the courting of Bermudian specialists such as cardiologists, to return home and thereby cut down on overseas spending.

Bermuda Police Service

C/o Mello Jones & Martin, P.O. Box HM 1564, Hamilton Bermuda HM FX.. Phone: +1- 441- 294-3605. Fax: +1-441-292-9151. Formed in 2003 by Bermuda's lawyers as a non-profit human rights advocacy group and support of the rule of law.

Beacon House, 3 Brunswick Street, Hamilton HM 12. Phone 292-3211. Founded by Lady Gladys Hall. Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. Since 1952. Promotes the welfare, education and employment of the sight-impaired or visually disabled, through a special day care program. Blind people make baskets, stools, trivets and hampers. RC 090.

Support, help, advice, encouragement, to assist Bermudian and Bermuda-based stroke survivors of all ages and backgrounds and families affected by stroke. Has no membership dues, takes no minutes, has no structured agenda or board of management. Strokes, more than any other medical problems, cause permanent chronic disabilities. Stroke identification - how to identify signs of a stroke - may be crucial. Getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then having the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough, can make the difference between life and death. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking simple questions, or looking carefully. Can the person smile? Is the face crooked or normal? Can he/she talk and speak a simple sentence coherently? ( For example, it is sunny out, today). Speech is important. Can he/she raise both arms? Can he/she stick out their tongue?  If the tongue is crooked or goes to one side or another, it's another cause for concern. If he/she has trouble with any one of these four questions, call the doctor or hospital or emergency service immediately and describe the symptoms. 

Older adults often do not realize or may even forget they have had a stroke and may not be a reliable source of medical information, US researchers said  in May 2009. Brain scans showed that while just 12 percent of seniors asked about strokes remembered having had one, nearly a third had brain damage showing they had. (Permanent brain damage results from a stroke). The stroke itself could damage memory, and many people may also have so-called silent strokes that are never diagnosed at the time. Stroke is associated with motor impairment but can also be accompanied by impairments in memory, sensation and speech or language, diminishing the ability of an individual to accurately report a history of stroke. Researchers who want to study strokes in adults young and old need to rely on MRI scans, and not patients, to get accurate information about stroke history.

50% of all strokes occur in people who have no prior symptoms. Strokes are a leading cause of severe permanent disability and death. People never recover fully from strokes, their limbs or brain or heart are often permanently affected. Some hospitals (unfortunately not in Bermuda) or private health systems (such as LifeLineScreening.co.uk) offer ultrasound screenings that can identify risk of strokes. Screenings are fast, painless, accurate and often affordable, involving four tests. Test 1 is stroke carotid artery screening. Test 2 is atrial fibrillation screening. Test 3 is abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening. Test 4 is peripheral arterial disease (PAD) screening.