480 results returned for search: "education AND " author Jessie Moniz Hardy
When Cha’von Clarke-Joell moved to England she thought her Bermuda passport qualified her for employment. It should have, but a government official at the nearest Jobcentre office saw things differently.
After a year struggling to get the national i...
DATE: Aug 24, 2016
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Colin Duerden has always been fascinated by crime.
As a child he loved his father Floyd “Happy” Duerden’s stories of policing Bermuda in the 1940s and 1950s.
He thought of becoming a police officer himself, at one point, but his father said “no way!”...
DATE: Aug 15, 2016
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
Esme Williams’s life was going great until tragedy struck.
She’d just started a new job and was loving every minute.
And then she lost her eyesight.
A rare disease struck one eye, and then the other, taking away most of her vision.
The 72-year-old ha...
DATE: Jul 26, 2016
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When it comes to helping boys Pete Saunders is always willing to go the extra mile.This month he signed up for 500.He and his wife Annesa are now on a pilgrimage across Europe to raise $25,000 for Impact Mentoring Academy.Mr Saunders is a volunteer a...
DATE: Jul 20, 2016
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Vivlyn Cooper didn’t expect to spend her time battling drug addicts as principal of Dellwood Primary School.
But in the 1980s, a nearby empty warehouse was a hangout for users.
“Imagine teaching a class, and looking out the window and seeing someone ...
DATE: Jul 12, 2016
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Tyasha Kandassamy was knocked for a loop when her parents divorced. She was 19 and living in Barcelona, studying Spanish. An art workshop helped her to sort out her emotions.
“I fell in love with art therapy,” the 30-year-old said. “Physical art can ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2016
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Parenting
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
None of the bike riders expected Alyssa Rowse would leave them in the dust. She was a teenager racing against 20 adults, most of whom were men.
None of that mattered to the 16-year-old. She blew through the course and was the second across the finish...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Wellness
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
Is it going to rain tomorrow? Tourists constantly ask Alfred Wright that question. His standard response is to stick his finger up as if testing the air, before pronouncing solemnly: there’s a probability. People usually take his word for it.
“For t...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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Home & Away
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
Kiana Madeiros jumped at the chance to sing at Berkeley’s Summer Jazz Jam. An audience of fellow jazz lovers sounded like heaven to the 18-year-old. Not many of her peers share her passion.
“I’ve always loved old music,” said the songwriter, who grad...
DATE: Jun 27, 2016
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Arts & Entertainment
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
Kerri Seymour got blank looks when she told her Canadian friends the food tasted “well”.
When she “axed” a question they corrected her pronunciation.
When she said she was “vaxed” they were at a complete loss.
“I was surprised as I thought I spoke...
DATE: Jun 09, 2016
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