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Bermuda’s young rugby players showcased their talents at the fifth annual Beyond Rugby Championship Day last Wednesday.
Talented boys and girls from the island’s middle and high schools took part in the event, which marked the final school tournamen...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Young Observer
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The Impact Mentoring Academy at the old Berkeley school celebrated International Pi Day on Monday at exactly 1.59 in the afternoon.
Why? The date and time matched the first numbers of pi — 3.14159.
Impact Mentoring Academy hosted a number of activiti...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Young Observer
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Warwick Academy is gearing up for St Baldrick’s Day tomorrow.
A few students got a head start ten days ago — members of the Warwick Academy basketball team wanted to shave their heads for the good cause during their season.
Their shaving team is cal...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Young Observer
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March 8 commemorated International Women’s Day: a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women and advocate for gender equality.
As a participant and speaker, I was honoured to be among such phenomenal women from a variety of backgrounds.
The wome...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Young Observer
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The Outstanding Teen Awards were held last Saturday, with a record 124 students entered from private and public schools.
There was a real sense of excitement and sportsmanship displayed by all of the students, with everyone cheering each other on.
C...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Young Observer
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Patricia Riding was once a regular on the Bermuda stage; she wasn’t good at auditions but would take any part offered. The Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society dubbed her “Pickled Onions”, after one amusing role. But a broken ankle ended it all.
“I w...
DATE: Mar 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Home & Away
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
At Sharon Apopa’s childhood home on Roberts Avenue, it was common to find her family of 14 sitting out on the porch, playing instruments and listening to music.
Decades later, her tie to music is just as strong. She’s behind a fundraiser at the BIU o...
DATE: Mar 14, 2016
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Arts & Entertainment
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Patrick Lee thought reading and rap were worlds apart until three years ago.
The Bermuda College Literary Society opened his eyes to the connection.
Ironically, he only joined to fulfil credit requirements.
“It was a club or sports and I don’t lik...
DATE: Mar 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Arts & Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Bermuda observed International Women’s Day on Tuesday. The day marks a global call for accelerating gender parity and celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
In honour of that, I thought I would reflect on the ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2016
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Other
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Kevin Powell was born into extreme poverty; he refused to let that limit him. He got into college against all odds and went on to become a respected writer and community activist — a path he’ll share at Alpha Phi Alpha’s 17th annual Black and Gold Ba...
DATE: Mar 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Fashion
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