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Tina Laws’s boyfriend gave her a black eye; she told people she was hit by a golf ball. She’s sure no one believed her, but no one questioned her story either. “We talk about cancer, we talk about lupus, we talk about all kinds of things,” she said....

Many youngsters grumble when they have to study, but Vikashni Ragunathan loves it. The eight-year-old memorised the world’s flags last month — for fun. She might now be on her way into the Guinness Book of World Records. The current record for the mo...

Some coaches shy away from “ankle biters”. Not Cal Simons. The 60-year-old Bermuda Pacers Track Club coach adores working with young children. “They’re a lot of fun,” he said. “Sometimes [six-, seven- and eight-year-olds] can be very playful. You hav...

Alison Soares felt a tremendous sense of relief when her mother was admitted to Agape House. Hillary Soares was in the final stages of Lou Gehrig’s disease. She struggled to breathe, had a feeding tube and couldn’t move. The irony was that the 70-yea...

Approximately 9,000 people (12 per cent) living in Bermuda have asthma. It is the number one reason children take medication whilst at school, and the number one reason they miss school. It’s also the leading reason adults miss days from work. Resp...

If the Bermuda scenes don’t grab your attention, the music likely will. Runners Natalie Dyrli, Anna Laura Hocking, Nicole Andreasen, Emma Norman and Whitney Iuliano are Spice Girls characters in a fundraising video that’s had more than 1,000 views an...

They don’t allow footballs on the field during playtime at Victor Scott Primary School. The children were getting into too many fights over the balls. Principal Valerie Williams is hoping Bermuda national football team coach Andrew Bascome will help...

Julee Smith is considered a hero, of sorts, at Westgate Correctional Facility. About 15 per cent of the inmates suffer from asthma; the nurse recently took a course to better help them out. “In nursing school there was only a chapter or two on asthma...

Cheryl Staurulakis is leading a cause to get residents protected against the human papilloma virus, better known as HPV. The 53-year-old was outraged after watching a documentary about the virus, and how easily it could be prevented. “If there was a ...

No one was surprised when Andrea Beazley announced she had quit her job to start her own business. She had worked in fashion for years but all she seemed to talk about was nutrition. Good Health Girl seemed a perfect fit. “People saw the passion I ha...