Toni Ann Johnson’s latest book is called Light Skin Gone to Waste.
In the United States, the “collection of linked short stories” has won national praise. Ms Johnson is hoping people are just as interested here.
One of the characters is based on her ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment |
Futurist Sinead Bovell is predicting that swiftly evolving technology will change industry so much, and so frequently, that gig work will become the norm.
“In a world with smart machines that continue to learn new tricks over time, and continue to di...
Advice about improving quality of life for older people as well as long-term care are among the work expected to be covered by an Ageing Well Committee.
The Ministry of Social Development and Seniors asked residents to express interest in becoming a ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2022 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
A team of young Bermudians who braved illness and last-minute equipment failures to represent the island at a robotics challenge in Switzerland got applauded at an emotional ceremony last night.
Robotics Team Bermuda punched well above their weight a...
DATE: Nov 01, 2022 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Free health screenings, healthy food samples and water will be on offer as part of a public open day being hosted by the Bermuda Diabetes Association.
The charity is inviting the public to the event on November 14, World Diabetes Day, to learn more ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2022 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Written in lucid and silken prose, Bermudian author Angela Barry’s The Drowned Forest is, in the words of Jacob Ross, the associate editor of fiction at Peepal Tree Press, a foundational text.
In the Anglophone Americas, it takes its place in the tr...
DATE: Nov 01, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment |
Several senior public servants have been moved as part of a series of reassignments set to come into effect this week.
Derrick Binns, the head of the Public Service, announced that as of Wednesday, Jennifer Attride-Stirling would serve as the chief ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
If you’re interested in a maritime career, the Endeavour programme is likely the best way forward without leaving the island.
It offers internationally-recognised qualifications and hands-on training, to students over the age of 16 and adults looking...
Bermuda’s digital business was highlighted this week in the island’s first in-person tech summit since 2019.
The fourth annual summit was presented by the Bermuda Business Development Agency with the Government’s economic development department and ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
After starting an educational product business, Nylah Nailed It, seven months ago, Kiara Somner is now adding scavenger hunts to her offerings.
She and her four-year-old daughter Nylah Bassett, held their first scavenger hunt in St George’s last week...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
