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When Age Concern’s Claudette Fleming told this newspaper last week that seniors were fed up with being preached to, she was probably expressing a widespread frustration among older people. It seems that seniors are all too frequently viewed as a gro...

Adults all over Bermuda, including teachers and Dalton E Tucker principal Tajauna Dean, have plenty of reasons to thank Marion Lister. Nominated along with 33 others to be recognised for her contributions to the community at this year’s senior awards...

Nurse Rebecca Ronaldson thought there was nothing more exhausting than an Emergency Room late shift. Then she had a baby. As a sleep-deprived mother, she put on winter woollies forgetting it was summer. She put groceries that belonged in the fridge...

The arid back-country of rural Namibia has just provided an unlikely venue for management training, combined with community service, for Philippe Froncioni of Amlin Bermuda. Helping to build a cooking house for a primary school in the north of the sp...

Staying healthy this winter isn’t just about having plenty of hand sanitiser and avoiding sick children. Many daily habits, anything from fighting with a boyfriend or husband to staying up late watching ‘Scandal’, can impact how well our bodies fight...

Interesting advice, and exactly what was recommended to a colleague of mine. Lamenting a piece of work that had not turned out quite how she had planned, her highly esteemed mentor interrupted and said, “learn to fail faster”. Failure? Yay! You tanke...

When Shirley Brangman whispers “hold me tight” to her dance partner, she means it. She’s 92, sometimes her knees buckle. “I’ve been dancing for most of my life,” she said. “I first learnt to dance standing on my father’s feet at someone’s wedding. “I...

Do not take cardiovascular health halfheartedly The circulatory system is one of the body’s most important systems. The heart pumps blood through blood vessels. The blood vessels then carry oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. The vital organs s...

A cross-section of Bermuda’s notable senior citizens came together for a special ceremony after being nominated by various organisations for the annual seniors awards. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Community, Culture and Sports, joined wit...

Mark Pettingill would strongly oppose giving the parents of victims of sexual offences the right to waive the anonymity of their children. The One Bermuda Alliance MP spoke out after Sheelagh Cooper, founder of the Coalition for the Protection of Ch...

A children’s charity has partnered with Bermuda Broadcasting to produce a three-part television series to shed light on the issue of child sexual abuse in Bermuda. The episodes, starting tonight, will feature survivors, parents of abused children an...

Dear Sir, This letter is addressed to Michael Dunkley. What a missed opportunity, all these underprivileged children having their hair cut, hair done and being given backpacks. Where was your creativity? What a great opportunity was missed. You cou...