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Helping your garden survive August

During the summer months, irrigate your garden heavily, if possible twice a week, to encourage roots to chase the water and retain their growth habit

During the summer months, irrigate your garden heavily, if possible twice a week, to encourage roots to chase the water and retain their growth habit

• Aug 23, 2023 7:59 AM

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Be your own pet insurance

Owning an animal is a luxury and many factors need to be taken into consideration before taking a pet into your home. Not least of these is cost. Every animal y...

Owning an animal is a luxury and many factors need to be tak...

• Jul 08, 2021 7:59 AM

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George has 18-month Australia holiday, courtesy of Covid

George and Sandra Ogden were in Australia visiting family when Covid-19 was declared a pandemic last year. Because of the ensuing quarantine and travel restric...

George and Sandra Ogden were in Australia visiting family w...

• Jul 07, 2021 8:00 AM

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Making scents of Bermuda

To Emma Wilson, Bermuda smells of sea salt and citrus. She combined the scents in a candle she called Bermuda; fittingly, she released it on Bermuda Day. “Being...

To Emma Wilson, Bermuda smells of sea salt and citrus. She c...

• Jun 08, 2021 8:00 AM

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The Black list of jewellers

If you’re into fine jewellery and want to support a Black-owned business, Lezlie Bailey has a list for you. The Bermudian gemologist started compiling names whi...

If you’re into fine jewellery and want to support a Black-ow...

• Jun 03, 2021 8:00 AM

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Online talk show celebrates Bermuda’s queer community

Bermuda has a new talk show, Goyz Lane. It’s a queer series, with queer hosts and queer guests. Creators “Dreazy” and “Dkya” are thankful for the inspiration th...

Bermuda has a new talk show, Goyz Lane. It’s a queer series,...

• Apr 29, 2021 8:00 AM

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Stranded in St Vincent

Volcanic ash coats Foster Burke’s backyard in St Vincent & the Grenadines. It covers his roof, his trees, his grass and his car and it’s been constant, since th...

Volcanic ash coats Foster Burke’s backyard in St Vincent & t...

• Apr 26, 2021 8:00 AM

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Take disease seriously, says Covid-19 survivor who lost wife

Freida Nusum died from Covid-19. Her husband Sheridan survived but thinks the coronavirus is responsible for his heart problems, which appeared suddenly last ye...

Freida Nusum died from Covid-19. Her husband Sheridan surviv...

• Apr 20, 2021 8:00 AM

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Bermuda’s Bascome helps Boston find its way

Daren Bascome has a lot going on. Proverb, the brand-building agency he founded in 1999, unveiled an antiracism campaign last week that the city of Boston i...

Daren Bascome has a lot going on. Proverb, the brand-bui...

• Apr 13, 2021 8:00 AM

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What the river knows

“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh … And eventually they came to a sunny clearing in the centre of ...

“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there som...

• Apr 13, 2021 8:00 AM

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New Sandys salon pulls in customers from St David’s

Amanda Jones started her first salon in a spare room in her house. It was a tough time. At the end of her maternity leave she discovered her former employer no ...

Amanda Jones started her first salon in a spare room in her ...

• Apr 12, 2021 8:00 AM

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Photographer seeks islanders he captured 21 years ago

Twenty-one years ago Livio Bourbon fast-talked his way onto the Amerigo Vespucci, a training vessel for the Italian Navy often described as one of the most beau...

Twenty-one years ago Livio Bourbon fast-talked his way onto ...

• Apr 09, 2021 8:00 AM

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Nina’s secret to happiness

What is happiness? I have been trying to find the answer for this simple, yet philosophical question for a long time. I watch pertinent TED talk presentations a...

What is happiness? I have been trying to find the answer for...

• Apr 08, 2021 8:00 AM

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Winter swims pay off for young reef protector

Alexander Montarsolo spent hours this winter swimming in the cold, hunting for lionfish. In January alone he nabbed 82. It is likely the 16-year-old has caught ...

Alexander Montarsolo spent hours this winter swimming in the...

• Mar 26, 2021 8:00 AM

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Sheila’s immunity boost is a hit with Bermuda tea drinkers

Sheila Gomez was looking for ways to boost immunity last year when she stumbled upon a store selling herbs in Antalya, a city on the south eastern coast of Turk...

Sheila Gomez was looking for ways to boost immunity last yea...

• Mar 25, 2021 8:00 AM

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Will this be the year you are finally defined by your actions?

“It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.” - Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility This week while preparing for an upcoming webinar, I came...

“It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we ...

• Mar 16, 2021 8:00 AM

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Proper design can keep your garden pretty with less work

Design is a major factor in controlling landscape maintenance costs, which is key when one considers the longevity of a garden. The design process covers all as...

Design is a major factor in controlling landscape maintenanc...

• Mar 15, 2021 8:00 AM

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Viola, 97, didn’t let limited education hold her back

On a quiet afternoon, Viola Rogers loves going through her collection of certificates. She has amassed quite a few over her 97 years of life. Among them: a long...

On a quiet afternoon, Viola Rogers loves going through her c...

• Mar 10, 2021 8:00 AM

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Stand Still: a song for Sandy

Despite the many problems brought on by the pandemic, despite the cancer that ultimately took her life, Sandy Young described 2020 as “one of her best years”. F...

Despite the many problems brought on by the pandemic, despit...

• Mar 09, 2021 8:00 AM