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Dear Sir, Mindfulness is the substance of a buddha. Most of the time, we are lost in the past or carried away by future projects and concerns. When we are mindful, touching deeply the present moment, we can see and listen deeply, and the fruits are ...

Eviction, jail, divorce ­­­— you name it, Glen Iris has been through it. The 65-year-old uses his life experiences, good and bad, to pen inspirational poetry. He is sharing some of his work at the Bermuda Literary Festival next month. “I used to se...

Dear Sir, When the secular-humanist movement began its worldwide mission to seek freedom from religion and freedom of religion, it set out to remove the Bible from government, the schools and the courts under the guise that the Bible (Christianity) h...

Some things are harder to hand over to God than others. Ten years ago Sharika and Salvatore Tucci were not sure they could afford to give monthly tithes through their church, Cobbs Hill Gospel Chapel. They had two young children and mounting debt. Bu...

Today Bright Temple AME Church will continue its annual men’s day celebrations with a fellowship breakfast at 8am. The speaker will be Anglican Bishop Nicholas Dill. Donations are $15. The event will take place in Bethany Hall, 28 Spring Hill Road, W...

The Postmaster-General has thanked staff at the Bermuda Post Office for their hard work over Christmas. Wayne Smith said that employees “performed well and went the extra mile to serve our customers” during the festive holidays. “It was very busy bu...

Mary Sumpter’s daily to-do list would likely tire many younger people. Yesterday, she drove for the Bermuda Red Cross, helped with church chores and took communion to housebound church members. She allowed herself a crossword puzzle as a break. Tod...

Dwight Grant didn’t learn to read until he was in his teens. He was placed in remedial classes throughout high school in Nassau, Bahamas; some thought it was “a miracle” he even made it to college. “I was 14 years old when they recognised in school ...

A Christmas event by chef Michiko Campbell managed to feed more than 600 people and raise $3,000 for a sick Bermudian. Mr Campbell, the owner of Chiko’s Smokey Rub, said 651 people received a free Christmas meal through the event at Albuoy’s Point, w...

During a holiday typically synonymous with consuming, Betty Doyling and Grace Markham have teamed up to play the Minimalist Game. An antidote to the consumer-fuelled holiday, the 30-day game challenges participants to rid themselves of excess belongi...

Christmas Day to most of us means presents, festive cheer, pinched waistbands and perhaps a cheeky afternoon nap. However, to people such as Nikeisha Gibbons and Veronica Manderson, December 25 is just another day. Both ladies work at King Edward VII...

Delegates from a Bermuda church will visit Philadelphia next summer for a 200th anniversary celebration. Zane DeSilva, the Progressive Labour Party MP, and his wife Joanne donated $5,000 to the African Methodist Episcopal church and are now encouragi...