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Sometime around the age of 40, Armando Moniz was told that if he didn’t get his health on track he would be dead in six months.
His older brothers had all “died young” and he was a heavy smoker. Mr Moniz took his doctor’s advice and gave up cigarette...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022
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Inspired by a class trip to Nasa’s tracking station on Cooper’s Island, Donna Mizell set her sights on becoming an astronaut.
It was the 1970s. A boy who shared her dream called her “stupid” for thinking a girl could accomplish such a feat.
Meanwhile...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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Tina Nash is to spend 12 days climbing her way through England’s mountainous Lake District.
It’s all in the name of charity. She’s hoping people will sponsor her efforts to the tune of $27,500 – the money will be used to buy a pony for WindReach.
The...
DATE: Jul 04, 2022
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When she was 11, Kate Fetigan would “borrow” her father’s prized Francis-Barnett and “lick up and down the North Shore”.
Tommy and Margaret Dill had no idea that their daughter frequently took the motorcycle for a joyride around Devonshire.
“We did n...
DATE: Jun 29, 2022
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The terror she felt when a roach flew over her head stuck with Anne Coakley long after she holidayed here in 1976.
Despite that, she said “yes” three years later when she was offered a job teaching food and nutrition at St George’s Secondary School.
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DATE: Jun 08, 2022
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For 32 years Elise Outerbridge worked as spokesman, trustee and curator at Masterworks, helping organise shows, smooth over problems and often driving around staff and equipment in her car.
When she left in July, she was not ready for retirement but ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2022
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Yann Pugi likes to “mess around in the kitchen”.
His brother Youenn loves music and drama.
In 2019 they combined their passions and formed Strings and Tasty Things. Since January, the brothers have been at PALS thrift shop on Point Finger Road every ...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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On Saturday, Keri Ebright Jacobs will walk the length of Bermuda in memory of seven women who were raped and murdered here.
It’s a cause she took on because of her own sexual assault at the age of 17 on the railway trail in Pembroke in 1978.
A month ...
DATE: May 03, 2022
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A passion for flower arranging turned into a business for Liz Parker, and that is just part of her full life
DATE: Apr 27, 2022
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A year ago Reverend Lorne Bean started a tour at St Peter’s, where the churchyard tells the story of Bermuda’s “chequered” past.
Built shortly after the island was settled in 1612, it shows a clear divide: the western section was reserved for slaves,...
DATE: Apr 26, 2022
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