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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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Low self-esteem can set young girls up for a multitude of problems: depression, anxiety, binge-drinking and disordered eating.
Catherine Sousa is offering help before it gets to that point.
Her ten-week programme will identify individual strengths an...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Parenting
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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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Sometimes Solay Thomas gets a little tongue-tied. She has Down’s syndrome and has been in speech therapy since she was little.
The 18-year-old hasn’t let it hold her back. On Monday, she’ll be front and centre at Crow Lane roundabout, raising awaren...
DATE: Mar 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Wellness
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Sometimes you have to create your own opportunities. It’s a lesson Yana Swainson learnt the hard way. She returned to the island in 2012 assuming she had everything in place to find employment: a university degree and six years’ work experience gaine...
DATE: Mar 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Wellness
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A good friend and co-worker of mine, who also happens to be my trainer, was recently asked why a woman would want to be so strong. Every woman who has ever lifted weights has been told not to get too bulky, or too strong, or too intimidating.
It is...
DATE: Mar 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Wellness
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AUTHOR:
Cassandra Matcham
Khalid Davis once topped the scales at 370lb. The 35-year-old battled with knee, hip and ankle pain and was at a high risk of developing diabetes. Then 18 months ago he decided it was time to get serious about his health.
He has already dropped 120lb...
DATE: Mar 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Wellness
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