471 results returned for search: "education AND " author Jessie Moniz Hardy
Although Anna Fulton insists she “was never a natural athlete”, she never let it stop her from trying.
It’s not uncommon to see her out on the water rowing with her husband Ian.
In 2008 she climbed Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, despite having had a hip...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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Community
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Lighthouse Connect, an education-focused fund launched by Legal & General Reinsurance, is on track to deliver more than 230 laptops to Bermuda’s public-school students this academic year.
A spokesman for the company said machines that have not yet b...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
The last year has been a stressful time for everyone.
When Bermuda went into lockdown last April, Francesca Thomas wanted to do something to help.
“During the peak of the pandemic I thought we needed something to calm us all down and relax,” said Mr...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Erwin Jones has the secret to a long and happy marriage: do whatever your wife tells you to do.
It is a method he has tried and tested many times since June 3, 1950, the day he married his sweetheart, Winifred.
“He has a habit of saying, you decide,”...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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Community
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
On a quiet afternoon, Viola Rogers loves going through her collection of certificates.
She has amassed quite a few over her 97 years of life.
Among them: a longtime service award from the First Church of God in Sandys, three from the Southampton Prin...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Home & Away
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
When it comes to the simple pleasures, David Semos loves taking a quick nap in front of the television.
And it’s no wonder.
He teaches archery and fencing at several schools, runs archery and fencing clubs for adults, is active in the Bermuda Boys’ ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Home & Away
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Michelle Cann has received several honours as a pianist but it was her ability to work with others that got her hired at one of America’s top music schools.
In November she was appointed the inaugural Eleanor Sokoloff chair in piano studies at the Cu...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
At the age of 14 Grace Aubrey had a monster of a job – making 1,000 doughnuts a day.
It was one of the first posts she held after her parents ran into financial difficulty and she was forced to leave school.
The teenager was fortunate to find work ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Lifestyle
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
For 63 years Webster and Cecilia Furbert shared a love of piano music.
Mr Furbert loved classical; his wife preferred hymns.
“After my wife died it seemed like my fingers just couldn’t get to the keys,” the 88-year-old said.
Slowly, with the support ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Lifestyle
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Melvin Somner has made everything – from the ornate doors at St Paul’s in Paget to the woodwork in the West End Development Corporation offices in Dockyard.
With limited education, the 92-year-old felt carpentry was his only choice.
He was at work by...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Lifestyle
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
