83 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Parenting"
Booking a date with actor David Hasselhoff is easier than you think.
That is what 24-year-old Kharis Brooks learnt during an internship with a British cellphone company, Vodafone.
“It started as a joke,” Ms Brooks said. “We were planning a campaign ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2015
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Parenting
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Kaiya Richards ran out of money a year into her studies abroad.
It was a huge setback but she returned to the Island determined she’d find a way to fulfil her goal of becoming an animal behaviour specialist.
Two years later she’s still short of cash ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2015
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Parenting
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Michael Walsh was in his mid-thirties before he found his place in life. He quit his job as a welder and became a full-time art teacher at the Bermuda College.
Three years later, the 39-year-old considers it one of the best decisions he’s ever made....
DATE: Aug 06, 2015
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Parenting
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Operation ReachBack struck a chord with Betsy Dunn.
She was at a conference when she first heard about the US-based charity 18 years ago and knew it was something she wanted to be a part of.
Operation ReachBack offers scholarships, mentoring and prof...
DATE: Jul 23, 2015
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Parenting
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Mandarin anyone? It isn’t an easy language to learn but Hailey Quig can’t wait to give it a try.
She’ll have plenty of opportunity. Come September, the 15-year-old will leave the Island for northwestern China for two years. It’s part of a cultural ex...
DATE: Jul 02, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Parenting
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Alonzo Richards used to wish he was invisible. “The other children kept making jokes about my size, which I didn’t like too much,” he said. “I was stocky.”
He is now a muscular 18-year-old but he was able to tap into those childhood feelings to win t...
DATE: Jun 25, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Parenting
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Kalaeb Tannock was certain he’d join the family business after high school.
He was bored with his studies and saw plumbing as his only real career prospect.
And then he learnt about Raleigh International. The global organisation helps empower youth w...
DATE: Jun 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Parenting
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
A Bermudian teen who dreams of delivering babies has won a $5,000 fraternity scholarship.
Zaren Bennett, 17, of The Bermuda Institute won Alpha Phi Alpha’s Beautillion on Sunday at the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts.
“I want to be a...
DATE: Jun 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Parenting
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Trae Trott isn’t shying away from his family’s native history — he’s embracing it.
The 21-year-old took it upon himself to learn how to sing and play the Pow Wow drum a couple of years ago. This weekend he’ll be showing off his skills at the St Davi...
DATE: Jun 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Parenting
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One of the greatest things about sending your “kids” off to school is having them come home again.
That’s how it is for In Motion School of Dance director Lizz Pimentel.
Taylor Railton, Marcus Smith and Jada Pearman will return to the Bermuda stage n...
DATE: May 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Parenting
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