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When Barbara Petty went to Mount Saint Agnes Academy she so admired the nuns who taught at that time, she wanted to be one herself. “I don’t think I was even 16 when I told my parents,” the 82 year old remembered. “I think a lot of girls my age want...

When Bermudian Thomas MacDonald published his memoir earlier this year, he was so excited he did not want to wait more than a week to receive his free author’s copy. Instead, he went to Amazon and paid for a copy of his own book, Here Is What Happene...

Corville Hylton is the person to contact if you need help finding your voice. He struggled with his own for years. Asked to read a scripture at church he was so anxious he still can't recall what he actually said; at his first Toastmasters meeting in...

Well, it’s that time of year when we need to dig deep: what Christmas gifts should we give to friends and family? To root out ideas, a visit to the nurseries or shopping online will set the seed of creativity in one’s decision making. Whilst on my re...

If you're on Ishta Nupa Paynter's Christmas list, prepare for a one-of-a-kind gift. Bored by the pandemic and all of its constraints, he started weaving coconut palm fronds. He has so far mastered hats, baskets and bowls; with an estimated shelf life...

A youth mentoring programme has donated goods to those working across Bermuda’s essential services as a token of appreciation of their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. Young participants of the Dream Girls Club run by the charity Phenomenal Peo...

At 80, Joan Hollis easily recalls a time when she was one of the world’s top bowlers. In the 1980s she beat everyone she played in tournaments in the United States and Europe. Back home in Bermuda she received a hero’s welcome. People lined the stree...

“This, explained the angel, is hell. The people do not love each other. They only want to feed themselves.” David Mitchell, Ghostwritten. This week I share with you a brief summary of the allegory of the long spoons in which the residents of both he...

When people ask me where I get my motivation, I laugh. It’s not from famous leaders or celebrities, it comes from those around me. My motivation comes from seeing someone attempting something deeply challenging or heartbreakingly difficult, someone t...

That she is a deserving golden girl, with stamina and strength to boot, we all know. That she is a fierce competitor who is also fiercely attached to her Bermuda roots, this we have come to know too. Less known, less feted but still no small feat, Fl...