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Julia Pitt It’s that time of year again, when I get to sit on the United World College’s Bermuda National Committee scholarship selection team. UWC is a non-profit organisation with the aim of uniting people, nations and cultures for peace and a sus...

Government ministers have led the praise for the 21 winners of this year’s Schools Lunch Challenge. The initiative, which is part of the Premier’s Youth Fitness Programme, sees students judged on the nutritional content of the lunches they take to sc...

An array of bonuses paid by the Bermuda Hospitals Board has been revealed in the House of Assembly for the years 2015 and 2016. The figures included a payout in 2015 of $571,311 to a radiologist, according to Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Health a...

Premier Michael Dunkley has been promoting his Youth Fitness Programme with recent visits to both West Pembroke and Francis Patton primary schools. And this Friday he’ll join the students at Somerset Primary to again highlight the importance of child...

Since having kids all sorts of strange things have happened to my food. I have discovered glitter in my cereal and crayons in my tea. I have rescued Strawberry Shortcake from the bottom of a bag of nuts. I will never, ever, forget the case of the exp...

Local companies are queuing up to take part in the annual Corporate Blood Drive, hoping to be crowned the new blood donor champions. The drive is aimed at helping maintain vital blood supplies for patients at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. As...

Residents are being urged to form teams of 10 and take part in this year’s Relay for Life to help fight cancer. The event, which will be taking place on May 12 and 13 at the North Field, has adopted the theme of “one more” referring to “one more doll...

Staying healthy this year has been a challenge. I’ve had a couple colds as I’ve allowed myself to get run down. Sometimes staying healthy isn’t just about having plenty of hand sanitiser and avoiding sick children. Daily habits — fighting with your ...

Delivering her brief, Jeanne Atherden said the focus of the ministry remains with addressing the issue of obesity and diabetes, along with managing the ageing population. Noting the reduction in the grant to the Bermuda Hospitals Board, she described...

Dozens of Saltus Grammar School students have combined to raise almost $190,000 ahead of the St Baldrick’s event when pupils will volunteer to have their heads shaved. And it’s expected the final amount will exceeed $200,000. This Friday more than...

Food has kept James Perry away from home for the better part of 27 years. Sure, he’s visited. In 2003 he even opened a restaurant with Butterfield Bank chef Chris Malpas thinking it would ground him. Cafe Gio kept him busy for roughly 24 months. “The...

Patients with end stage kidney disease are continuing to benefit from peritoneal dialysis. According to registered nurses Tiana Outerbridge and Loumeeka Orgill-Bell, the treatment option has been successful since its reintroduction in 2015 with more...