The media, by its very nature, spends a lot of time criticising people and institutions and exposing what's wrong in the community.

The media is not here to tell people that the buses are running on time or the mail is being delivered in a timely manner. It is here to give people the information hey need to make good decisions about their lives - and that includes bad news.

But that does not mean that it does not have a role to play in revealing when people do good things, or when they go above and beyond the call of duty.

In the spirit of Easter, here are some people who have been getting it right, recently:

Frances Eddy and the rest of the organisers of the Farmers Market, who have given amateur and professional growers a new outlet for their products, and have created a fun thing to do for the general public on Saturday mornings;

The Schools Quiz Competition team from CedarBridge who took on the best teams from the rest of the Island and won for the second year in a row. This newspaper failed to get the results in on Monday and took a deserved beating for it; consider this an apology for the delay and congratulations for showing how great CedarBridge's students are;

The organisers of the Alternatives to Incarceration conference who this week inspired all those involved in rehabilitation to make this new approach work. What is important now is not to go back to work and treat it like a 9-5 job. Lives are at stake.

Professional soccer player and Royal Gazette columnist Shaun Goater for admitting he made a mistake when he hand-balled an almost certain goal last week. More of us could learn that it is better to admit a mistake and to get on with life than to try and blame someone else - or deny it was a mistake at all;

The Bermuda International Film Festival, for showcasing local filmmakers, especially Errol Williams, whose film on the 1959 Theatre Boycott will open the festival this month; and

Young St. David's Primary School students Nikhil Hassel and Jessica Rains, who are featured in today's Lifestyle section. St. David's has had a bluebird box trail for decades, but these students have raised it to a new level.