Some people like to map out their careers down to the smallest detail, but Joanne Ball Burgess takes a different approach.
“I follow my heart,” said the dancer, author and choreographer.
Ten years ago, her heart led her to Nairobi, Kenya where she be...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
A few days ago, I bumped into someone who on a daily basis has a lot to say online about politics and what the Government should or should not do.
Initially, I was a bit excited to see them, thinking that they would expound their opinions in a face-t...
DATE: Jan 03, 2020 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Christopher Famous
When Mitchell Robinson was 15 his parents gave him a leopard gecko.
They bought him the unusual gift after watching him devour books on reptiles.
The 23-year-old admits that it’s a “weird” fascination.
His dream is to become a herpetologist, the stud...
The desks weren’t ready and there weren’t any books, but the school was a dream come true for Joanne Ball Burgess.
She and her husband Quincy Burgess struggled to find the perfect way to educate their two sons when the family moved to Nairobi, Kenya ...
Children still like to argue with Bermudian author Joanne Ball-Burgess about the ending of her book A Lizard and the Rock: A Fable of Bermuda’s Discovery, and it’s been eight years since she published it.
Now she is reaching out today’s crowd of more...
DATE: May 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
Since finding success as an entertainer in Kenya, Joanne Ball Burgess keeps running into people on the streets of Bermuda interested in hearing what she’s been up to overseas.
Tomorrow night she will be sharing about that journey through song, dance...
An afternoon of song, poetry and art is in store at the launch and reading of The Lizard and The Rock E-book edition on Thursday, May 22nd. This will be at Bermuda National Library on Queen Street, with art activities for kids with artist Calix Smith...
DATE: May 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Nothing to do in Bermuda?
The fight to protect the critically endangered Bermuda Skink has found a new ally — the UK’s Chester Zoo.
A total of 12 skinks will soon be taken to the zoo in an effort to develop a captive breeding programme for the critically endangered species.
M...
DATE: Jun 07, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
When Joanne Ball Burgess moved to Kenya a year ago, she never imagined she’d become a television star in that country.
Mrs Burgess is the author of ‘The Lizard and the Rock’ and was education officer at the Bermuda National (BNG) before moving to Na...
