Log In

A pedestrian crossing and speed bump in Hamilton has been turned pink in an effort to promote breast cancer awareness. The eye-catching crossing on Par-la-Ville Road is just one part of Project Pink, created by Alaire Godfrey and Nikola Borden of Ult...

A technology fair at BUEI this Saturday will show the myriad ways in which modern devices can help people with vision loss. Organised by the Bermuda Society for the Blind, the event is being held to mark World Sight Day, which raises awareness of vi...

Former Bermuda nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who contracted the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone in 2014, has been rushed to hospital for a fourth time. Ms Cafferkey, who worked at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital from September 2005 to Februar...

Matthew Nester fainted when his doctor mentioned removing his large intestine. It was a solution to the bowel disease that had plagued him since he was 22. It meant walking around with a bag full of his waste, for the rest of his life. “Like a lot of...

This week was a good week! I celebrated my 17th wedding anniversary, I felt my training was successful and all major mishaps were avoided. Then, on Sunday I ran the Partner Re 5k. I felt pretty good aside from the heat and the fact that I haven’t re...

Educating the community about screening and early detection is the focus of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the theme titled “In It to End It”. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s BF & M Breast ...

A dance walk through the City of Hamilton will be held at noon today. The event, put on by the Department of Health, was postponed from September 21. It was to be the second event of its type, following the success of the first one in May. The one...

Shameela Simmons and Tresca Trott both achieved podium finishes at last weekend’s Central American Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The competition featured more than 350 competitors, with six of ...

You go to the gym five times a week so you get enough exercise, right? Not necessarily. Turns out, daily exercise may not negate the adverse effects of sitting for hours on end. The concept that a sedentary lifestyle could lead to unhealthy outcomes ...

At least one former staff member at the Summerhaven residence for the physically disabled has vowed to fight his dismissal in court, as tenants call for his reinstatement. A co-ordinator at the assisted living facility, where protests over management...

The Bermuda Mental Health Foundation will be hosting a fundraiser to improve support for Bermuda’s mentally ill population. The “Sheltering Our Way Fundraiser” is a month-long event in which people can experience being homeless in Bermuda for 12 hour...

Protesters gathered outside the Summerhaven assisted living facility yesterday, in a fresh round of criticism over alleged mismanagement. “This is the first time residents have come together like this, and I congratulate them for it,” said part-time ...