467 results returned for search: "education AND " author Jessie Moniz Hardy
There was an invisible line dividing Collin Simmons’s Pembroke neighbourhood in the 1950s.
White people lived on one side of Happy Valley Road, and blacks on the other. Socially, their paths did not cross.
Despite that, it was not until he was a teen...
DATE: Jan 22, 2019
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It used to be that local retailers faced competition from down the street or across town — now they’re up against retailers worldwide.
With the click of a button customers can order almost anything, any time, anywhere.
But brand specialists Natasha...
DATE: Jan 18, 2019
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For Genevieve Bradley, the best thing about having the lead role in In Motion’s Christmas show is all the attention. It’s also the downside.
All eyes will be on her character, Clara, at the Bermuda Nutcracker Holiday Spectacular, the dance company’s ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2018
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Tired of wondering what that smell is coming from the back of the fridge? BHS teens Natalie Calderon and Madison Thompson might have an app for that.
The 16-year-olds’ idea for an app to reduce food wastage has won them $3,000 in the Bermuda Economi...
DATE: Dec 13, 2018
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Jackson Spurling still remembers his first violin recital. He was 5, and so small he plucked the instrument with his fingers. “I never used a bow,” he said. “And I was so nervous.”
Now he is 17, but he still gets a little anxious despite having perfo...
DATE: Dec 10, 2018
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Almuriel Simons-Busby has always had a weakness for chocolate peanut clusters.
Ten years ago, frustrated because she could not always find them in stores, she tried to make her own. “I couldn’t do it,” she said. “It wasn’t right.”
The heat and humid...
DATE: Nov 30, 2018
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Vivian Yearwood loves her work as an information technology manager, but sometimes it can get stressful.
If the system is not down, someone has forgotten a password, or cannot log in.
“IT is not a job you leave at 5pm,” Ms Yearwood said.
Five years ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2018
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Myah Bridgewater had the voice. Onuri Smith had great stage presence.
Drama teacher Sarah Bowers thought they were perfect for Warwick Academy’s musical about the popular British rock band Queen.
The only problem was the 15-year-olds weren’t entirely...
DATE: Nov 15, 2018
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Joy Sticca dubbed her work space “The Joyful Corner”; for 30 years the name stuck. Five years after her retirement from the Bermuda Department of Tourism, her old colleagues still shout out “Hey Joyful” whenever they pass her on the street.
“Some peo...
DATE: Nov 06, 2018
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“Planet Earth” is the answer Emmanuel Itier gives whenever people ask where he’s from.
The film-maker, who was born in France but lives in California, has a heavy accent that sometimes confuses Americans.
“There is no one country that is better than ...
DATE: Oct 18, 2018
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