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I have heard about a few news stories referring to a worldwide shortage of high quality rosé wines. Last summer, one account read: “The Hamptons are bracing for a devastating shortage of Whispering Angel. Maybe by Labour Day.” I have mentioned that ...

Lizz Pimentel tends to think outside the box. So, although it was an unusual request, she leaped at the chance to train US students alongside her own at In Motion School of Dance. Six dancers from the Mid Maryland Performing Arts Centre are now here,...

If they grow it, they will eat it. Many studies have found that children of all ages are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables if they help in the garden. Gardening provides different forms of engagement for children, including designing, planti...

Andreas Ratteray thought he was the smartest thing in the ocean, until he met some sharks. The 20-year-old had a close call this summer, while touring the Pacific with the Sea Education Association. “I am a pretty short dude and I was with two othe...

When Jayson Jackson tells people he’s getting a degree in turf grass science, he gets a lot of strange looks. “It’s not a degree people hear [about] every day,” the 23-year-old winner of the Hibiscus Garden Club scholarship said. “Even at university...

Monty Hamill has received $22,000 to buy his dream gift — sobriety. The 44-year-old has been battling alcoholism for most of his life. Friends and family stepped up with the cash for his rehabilitation only hours after his brother Kirkland requeste...

Tammy Dowling was a single mom juggling 12-hour days at the office. She struggled for ten years and then, in 2009, reached her breaking point. “I was at a point where I just wanted to surrender,” said Mrs Dowling, the former director of a day care c...

It’s no wonder “jump” is frequently heard in Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez’s lyrics. The soca queen is energetic, to put it mildly. She won the International Soca Monarch competition just six days before giving birth to her daughter Syri in 2009; her husband...

Sleeping in low-budget hostels and surviving on rice and soy sauce isn’t everyone’s idea of a perfect holiday. It was a dream come true for sisters Jessica, Laura and Amanda Burns. They’d each scrimped and saved $10,000 in order to visit 11 countries...

Dianna Adams laughs at the idea of slowing down after retirement. The 70-year-old teaches exercise classes, grows vegetables, constructs furniture and makes household repairs. “I’m busier than ever,” she said. She got interested in fitness while wor...