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I have three irrational fears in life. The first is of public toilets. Specifically ones where you can’t reach the door once you are sitting down. At some point I must have been involved in an embarrassing incident because I am always afraid that s...

A quiz night, fashion parade and raffle are among a host of events taking part this month to raise money for the Bermuda Red Cross on its 65th anniversary. May is officially Red Cross Month and the event will raise money for a number of programmes, i...

With the summer season fast approaching, Bermuda Water Safety Council is inviting boat owners to attend a seminar to avoid and deal with emergency situations. Chairman Ralph Richardson said the preseason class would provide new boat owners with basic...

I was moving something very heavy last week when I accidentally ripped off my big toenail. I saw it flapping. All I could think was ‘Aghhhhh!’ Squeamish is an understatement. Just seeing the blood and the very wrongness of it turned my insides to jel...

As summer fast approaches, take a few moments to give yourself a pat on the back and a big nod of approval for all the progress you’ve made in the gym and with your training over the last few months. Sometimes we get caught up in our busy day-to-day...

Health Minister Jeanne Atherden formally marked World Asthma Day yesterday during a ceremony at City Hall. More than 9,000 Bermudians suffer from the sometimes life-threatening condition, including one in five children. Ms Atherden said that the cond...

Jeff Metcalf was the type of guy who never missed an annual physical. But then all of a sudden life got busy. He and his wife Alana bought a house in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah and began remodelling it into their dream home. “I postponed my an...

Karen Dyer was a little bit reluctant when PALS asked her to come on board as executive director. She’d just started a doctoral degree, which she hoped would support the work she was doing as a nurse, bereavement counsellor and art therapist. Then sh...

Elinor Lucas doesn’t have time to watch TV, she’s too busy helping people get fit. The 44-year-old was always interested in sports and eight years ago decided to put that passion to work. She got certified as a personal trainer and started her own co...

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — Gil Scott-Heron As a country we have to begin thinking more and more critically about how to diversify our economy. No matter what some may say, the reality is that IB will continue to merge and consolidate. IB...

Kathy-Ann Swan was devastated the first time she lost a patient. She was 23 and about a year into her nursing career. “I’d only talked to the patient a few minutes before on my rounds and he was comfortable,” she said. “He wasn’t elderly at all which...

A juice tanker called on Bermuda over the weekend to drop off an injured crewman, according to Bermuda Maritime Operations. The refrigerated orange juice tanker Orange Ocean diverted on Saturday and sent ashore a 43-year-old officer yesterday with a ...