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Santa’s reading children’s wish lists on television, and Hamilton is dressed to the nines: twas the week before Christmas, Bermuda-style. Sloane Wilson lays out the island’s past and present traditions in her book about the holiday season. She and il...

Oh my God, I’m dancing on the Royal Opera House stage! That’s all Ravi Cannonier-Watson wanted to shout during his first Royal Ballet performance last month. But the 12-year-old couldn’t move a muscle. “I’m a tall soldier in The Nutcracker, said Rav...

The small picture show has become a Christmas tradition on the island. Gallery artists exhibit up to six works each, in a festive flourish of paintings ranging in styles from the figurative and abstract to the illustrative and decorative. There are ...

As a Global Member of the Round Square Organisation, every year BHS holds a Round Square Day to honour the 6 IDEALS of Internationalism, Democracy, Environmentalism, Adventure, Leadership and Service and celebrate their membership of this worldwide n...

As part of their IPC Unit on chocolate, Year 4 students have been busy making chocolate factories in class the past few weeks. Combining design and engineering, the girls had to design a factory out of recycled materials working in small groups. Li...

When Lizz Pimentel first put on The Nutcracker, she thought it would be a one-off thing. Now in its seventh year, In Motion School of Dance’s Christmas classic shows no signs of losing steam. “It’s a tradition worldwide. Everywhere in the world, they...

Successful weight loss can be an elusive goal for many. Jill Bennett appears to have a handle on it. She tried every diet and supplement in her 20s. And then at 35, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. “I was unbelievably body-obsessed,” she said. “...

Confession time: I am a complete Grinch. My automatic response to a Christmas song is to roll my eyes in the most dramatic fashion; I can’t even help it. Christmas movies somehow bring out the opposite of holiday cheer (apart from Love Actually, be...

Even if you don’t care about your health, consider the money. Patrick Hyland reckons he wasted $120,000 on cigarettes over 30 years. These days, he doesn’t care so much about the lost cash, he’s just happy to have his life back. A few hours with Alle...

If angels exist, then there must be a few at Agape House. That’s Betty Rech’s belief. The hospice helped her brother, Roger Henderson, after doctors diagnosed melanoma, bone and prostate cancer. He battled for two years until his death on July 9. “I...