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Into every life a little rain must fall, and Andre Raine has had his share. The Bermudian ornithologist works in the mountains of Kauai, Hawaii, the wettest place on earth. “I get wet a lot,” said Dr Raine. “Rainstorms come really often. We have to b...

A few years ago Shayne Trott was using an iron to cook his food. His stovetop was broken and he was a hungry student. The iron seemed the obvious solution. “We had a small stove but it broke, so we used a clothes iron to make grill cheese sandwiches...

Who is the most charming beau in Bermuda? The Island will find out on Sunday at the Alpha Beautillion hosted by the Bermuda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. The six-month beautillion programme polishes up young men, ages 16 to 18, through w...

After months searching for a job, Rajai Denbrook started cursing his drama degree. The 24-year-old was newly married and unemployed. He sent out tons of job applications, but there were few drama jobs available. Still, he was certain a job would com...

People’s eyes sometimes glaze over when Nick Bates talks about climate change. The BIOS oceanographer has had to resort to a different medium to get his message across — books. Dr Bates will launch his first novel At The Sharp End of Lightning, tomor...

The best thing about wine for Mat Macdonald, is the thrill of the hunt. As the owner of Two Rock Wines, part of his job is scouring the globe for hidden treasures. The scary part is once the bottles reach Bermuda — wine can be temperamental after tra...

When Malisa Butterfield took on a teenage foster daughter, she was quick to lay down the rules. “This is an honour roll house,” Ms Butterfield said. “My three older children were all honour roll students, and you will be one also.” The teenager rolle...

Romance novelist Brenda Jackson ran into constant heartache in her first efforts to find a publisher. The problem wasn’t that her stories weren’t good, it was that the people in them were black. She was rejected 28 times before Kensington Publishing ...

Rubber is agony to sew. Margaret Dunne, learned that the hard way when she used it for her designs in the Bermuda High School’s Eco Runway competition. The annual event challenges students to make and model high fashion from trash. “The hard part of...

Mothers with post-partum depression, you are not alone. That’s the message behind Beyond Blue, a new support group organised by family charity MAMA. “No one talks about post-partum depression,” said group co-founder Angela Hovi, who herself experienc...