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If you’re in a submarine, always remember to close the hatch before going down. Prospect Primary pupils learnt the lesson before they went on a virtual dive last week. Twenty-eight students used viewfinders hooked up to mobile phones. They got a 360-...

Don’t be alarmed if you see Paul Alves on his hands and knees, his wheelchair littered nearby. The 37-year-old, who was born with a spinal defect and is paralysed below the waist, is used to overcoming obstacles. “I work my way around things,” he sai...

Teaching in New York, Richard Sutton often encountered violence. Sometimes there were fights outside his school; once he had to save a student from gang members. “The student was surrounded on the subway,” said Mr Sutton. “I went right into the circl...

The next Miss Junior Teen Great Britain might just have a Bermudian accent, and a passion for bright colours. Ziye Burgess is hoping a win will kick-start her modelling career. It’s one of the opportunities the 14-year-old has enjoyed since she mad...

Majah Hype’s nationality is one of comedy’s best kept secrets. The New York-based comedian likes to say he’s simply from the Caribbean. “If I said I was Bermudian the Bermudians would flock to my shows, but other people would be disappointed and stop...

Ask Miriam Callabras how she spends her time, and you’re likely to get a lively response. The 71-year-old keeps busy knitting prosthetics, or as she describes them to anyone with even a passing interest, “knockers! You know, boobies?” She’s donated 1...

Megan Rumbelow was certain she would fit right in when she moved back to Bermuda. She was Bermudian after all, and had lived here until her parents split up when she was 10. “After that I rotated between America, Bermuda and England,” said the 36-yea...

In Carolyn Amaral’s day, cooking was important. High schools included classes as part of the curriculum and families made meals together. “Take-out wasn’t really a thing back then,” said the 53-year-old. “We went out to eat maybe once a month.” Coo...

Geisha Chin thinks dance recitals are best left to kids. The problem is that so many moms cannot afford the classes. It is with that in mind the dancer came up with an idea to help struggling, single mothers this Christmas. Sixteen women will take to...

Sara Westhead suspected her son Jonathan was autistic as a toddler, but it was years before doctors confirmed her diagnosis. Because he did not present with classic autism, it made the disorder more difficult to detect. “When some people hear autis...