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December! What a joyous time of year. It seems I get to tell you, once again, all about balance and Christmas and food and working out. The rules remain the same: be consistent! Every year, Christmas rolls around and the questions roll in. How do I f...

Sometimes philanthropy can be a bit like the chicken and the egg: do you start with a desire to support a specific issue in the community – or the unsupported need that must be addressed if our community is to thrive? One corporation based in Bermuda...

Scarlett Smale trailed behind as her classmates learnt how to read in Primary Two. Her mother, Heather, had an inkling of what the problem might be. Scarlett’s father, Nick, and her grandfather Richard Kitson are dyslexic; her great uncle, Kirk Kits...

There are obvious benefits to being a host to the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. The bragging rights from hosting a PGA Tour event, the uplift for tourism, and significant economic impact in a time when it is much needed. However, every year, Ber...

Since writing about the concept of heaven on earth in my column a couple of weeks ago I have discovered that there is a whole network of people all over the globe who also subscribe to this school of thought. Thanks to the tireless work of Martin Rut...

Meredith Andrews recognises that passion can sometimes come across as preachy. So instead of banging on about environmentalism, she sorted through the piles and piles of plastic she collected from Bermuda's beaches over the years and transformed them...

If you’ve ever been unclear about how community philanthropy works, consider the Marshalls’ football fund. Former senator Charles Marshall, MBE, JP, is now in his eighties. He left school at the age of 16 and became an apprentice at the Bermuda Elect...

Elizabeth Tuzo is breathing new life into the Salvation Army Harbour Light Addiction and Life Skills Programme. The life skills counsellor has been implementing a new approach to the existing framework since starting with the organisation in January...

Most of the hands in this column are about declarer play, and I’ve often stressed that the key to success is to give yourself as many chances as possible to make the hand before falling back on the ‘best’ chance – especially if exploring the alternat...

Skye Minors had her first dance lesson at the age of five. At 18 she's hopeful that her talent, and the instruction she is getting at Howard University, will put her in a place where she can make dance her career. A $5,000 bursary from the BMDS Chari...