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Last week as I sat on the floor at bedtime brushing child A’s hair, she wrapped her arms around my neck and told me: “Mummy. I love you all the way into space, loop de loop around the moon 99 times … and back!” Not a second later, child B bent over ...

When Naseeha Talbot saw the girls practising archery, she knew she had to try. She wasn’t the only one — it was the most popular stop at last year’s International Day of the Girl event — but a year later she’s still at it. “There were a lot of people...

Marcus Smith is making his dreams come true in Manhattan. He’s a junior at New York University, studying drama and dance at the renowned Tisch School of the Arts. The National Dance Foundation of Bermuda is helping him on his way. For the second yea...

Zina Zuill’s heart broke the day her son brought home a report card full of Fs. No matter how much Solomon agonised over school work, his teachers kept asking him to “work harder”. “I fell into the trap of thinking he was just lazy,” said Dr Zuill. ...

Last week I was part of an improv show that almost didn’t happen because we got caught up in overthinking and fear of getting it wrong. (Sometimes it pays to listen to our own advice: like last Wednesday’s article on the value in fearlessness of fail...

Edith Eve almost stopped traffic the day she took her bus driving test. Heads swivelled and people pointed as she drove along the North Shore. It was 1969. “They just couldn’t believe there was a woman driving the bus,” the 81-year-old said. “When we...

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 ...

Barks and growls replaced hymns and prayers at The Unfinished Church on Sunday as Bermuda’s pet owners brought their animals to be blessed. Reverends Canon W. David Raths and John Stow carried out a short service to a congregation made up of about 1...

As he embarks on a medical degree in California, Va Shon Williams hopes to become the third doctor among his siblings. The 23-year-old from Pembroke began classes at Loma Linda University two months ago, after graduating from Alabama’s Oakwood Unive...

Dear Dr Nekia, I found out last year that my husband had an affair with a foreign worker here on the island. I am upset by this of course, but what upsets me even more is that I would have never known if it were not for her basically stalking my husb...

The Bermuda SPCA will mark a day of action and awareness for animal rights and welfare tomorrow. Rabbits will take centre stage as the charity observes World Animal Day, held annually on October 4, the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron...

For our last article during California Wine Month we are going to the very pinnacle of winemaking. Although it was on an evening years ago, I remember the phone call well; my wife had answered it and after listening for a while she covered the mout...