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New instructional bridge books are something of a rarity nowadays in this online world, due mainly to there being a plethora of information being available at the click of a keyboard on Google et al. And that is a shame, as there is something exciti...

Last week I featured Italian wines for the supporters of Luna Rossa as it challenges New Zealand for the world’s oldest sports trophy, the 1851 America’s Cup. Even though New Zealand has done a remarkable job of controlling Covid-19 it has now shut...

Since she was a teenager Agathe Holowatinc has been passionate about nutrition. Her first summer job was at a public library in Vancouver where she spent much of her time in the natural health section learning how food can “make you run faster, feel ...

Why do I love Bermuda? Among many reasons there is one that stands out to me: I am continually meeting fascinating and creative people. Last week, I was late for a meeting and was walking fast on the second floor of the Bermudiana Arcade to get my ma...

Chloe Smith can now look back on the tough periods in her life and be grateful that they fuelled her creativity. The 24-year-old is making her way as an artist in Paris. She raps, she paints; in the days before Covid-19 she held exhibits where people...

Over the weekend some friends of mine were chatting about the countdown till summer; we have about 12 weeks before the season has its unofficial start in Bermuda at the end of May. This is the time we usually start thinking about preparing our beach...

Carlton Darrell moved to England at 21 looking for a bigger, more open-minded place. It was 1960 and the Bermuda he left behind had only just desegregated theatres. “It was very difficult for Black Bermudians to purchase homes,” said Mr Darrell, now ...

On May 29, 1907, Norman Butterfield boarded the Pretoria in Hamilton. It was a big day for the baker from Pembroke who decided, at 21, to leave the island and make his home in the Big Apple. One hundred and fourteen years later, as Kenyatta Berry pre...

Yesterday I attended a webinar on the effects of advances in technology on the transportation industry. While it was a nostalgic glimpse of vintage planes, trains and automobiles it was also a poignant reminder that in the technology sector nothing ...

In the year 10,000BC Black people led the way, creating tools, domesticating animals and exploring the science, art and cultivation of plants. It is where Melodye Micere Van Putten decided to begin the history lesson she created as part of her gradua...