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Former biology professor Jamie Bacon quickly discovered that not everyone shared her love of toads. On the occasion when she’d take live ones into her lectures to use as a learning tool, students responded with screeches. Their attitudes would change...

Under the patronage of the Hon Wayne Scott, JP, MP, Minister of Community and Cultural Development and Ms Cheryl Packwood, the National Museum this week launched a set of two books related to slavery in Bermuda, the latter an odious practice in these...

The degree of focus by all local media in observance of February 2013 as Black History Month has been unprecedented, stimulating and praiseworthy. However this writer could not let the month close without drawing the country’s attention to four indig...

When Microsoft launched a new version of its webmail service called Outlook.com last summer, it was pretty clear the company was sending the world a not-so-subtle hint that Hotmail would one day be no more. Now it’s official. Hotmail as you know it ...

When it comes to smartphones, Apple is back on top thanks to strong sales around Christmas. The iPhone 5 overtook Samsung’s uber-popular Galaxy S III to become the world’s best-selling smartphone for the first time ever in the fourth quarter of 2012...

The Bermuda Post Office has unveiled a series of commemorative stamps celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. A spokesman for the Bermuda Philatelic Bureau said: “The new set of commemorative stamps consist of five s...

Cell phone sales fell last year for the first time since 2009, according to new numbers released by Gartner. The research firm latest figures suggest that difficult economic conditions dampened consumer appetites and drove sales down 1.7 percent in ...

Mary Lee the great white shark yesterday continued towards the Island, but last night remained more than 100 miles off shore. Described as a mature female, the 16ft, 3,456lbs shark was tagged last September off the coast of Cape Cod, and has since be...

The owners of the Dining Room, Rustico and Flying Fish restaurants have just launched a new smartphone app to reward their loyal customers. The app, called “Stamp Me” works just like the traditional “buy five get one free” type punch cards — minus t...

Call it the Big Mac of Twitter hacks. Burger King’s Twitter account, which has more than 89,000 followers, was hacked on Monday and made to look like McDonald’s — with the golden arches logo and all. The fast-food company’s Twitter picture was chang...