On March 23rd, East End Primary hosted our first Science Olympics. A Science Olympics involves students working together as teams, rather than individuals, to complete science related tasks. The tasks encourage team work and participation, so that st...
With more than a third of Alzheimer’s cases potentially preventable, people are being urged to take their health into their own hands.
According to Jo-Ann Cousins-Simpson, of The Family Practice, research has shown that exercise can cut the risk of d...
A charity born almost a century ago to help “needy little ones” announced yesterday that it would close and, in doing so, would give its headquarters to another organisation which works to strengthen Bermuda’s families.
The Sunshine League said it wa...
DATE: Apr 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
The Bermuda Diabetes Association is looking to raise the funds needed to purchase and renovate a building to enhance its community service.
The charity has this week launched its “Building Hope” campaign, intended to help the organisation buy a build...
DATE: Apr 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Trina Godfrey quit a high-flying job 20 years ago to mother her children: four boys, all under the age of 7.
She then decided to devote her ‘spare’ time to helping Liz Boden change Bermuda.
The paediatric nurse was then the island’s only qualified as...
Cancer “knocked the hell” out of Jon Beard’s life.
It took his wife, Jennie, in 2009 and then his father, Ray.
In 2014, Mr Beard found out he had prostate cancer, the disease that had killed his father the year before.
“It was disconcerting to develo...
Recently, the results of the American National Election Survey were released, showing troubling findings: Convictions about the perceived failures of particular racial groups were a more certain predictor of votes than income inequality or authoritar...
The former chairman of Ace Bermuda is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the Bermuda Insurance Institute.
Rees Fletcher, who retired from the firm, now Chubb, last year, spent more than 30 years in the industry and was the first Berm...
More than 1,000 surveys have been completed as part of an information gathering exercise by government to help establish a “new vision and strategic plan for public education” in Bermuda.
Additionally, about 60 individuals including parents, business...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Students at TN Tatem Middle School got a behind-the-scenes view of the technology that drives America’s Cup racing while learning about the sustainable practices being used by the sailors.
They were taking part in the #Connect2sailing programme, a c...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
