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Families and tourists flocked to St George’s at the weekend to celebrate the Portuguese Festival of the Holy Spirit. The family friendly two-day event included live entertainment from Portuguese singer Sarah Pacheco, The Travellers, and Caroline Arau...

This last Sunday was Easter. ‘The Ten Commandments’ were on television again. I used to enjoy watching that movie, and then I began to wonder why they were showing ‘The Ten Commandments’ when Easter had to do with Jesus. Jesus wasn’t on the scene yet...

A century ago Bermuda had become so closely identified with this season of reawakening and rebirth it was routinely referred to as “The Easter Isle” in the North American press. At the time the Island dominated fully 90 percent of the Easter Lily mar...

If you paint an egg this spring you are following a tradition that goes back not hundreds, but thousands of years. You know the old riddle, which came first, the chicken or the egg? Ancient Egyptians believed it was the egg. This culture, along with ...

Bermuda faces an Easter lily shortage — because the traditional springtime flower is blooming too early. Easter this year falls on Sunday, April 20, but the traditional white-and-yellow Easter flower is bursting into bloom several weeks early. Second...

Traffic, family squabbles, work — modern life can be stressful. Relax with two kirtan concerts being offered during the Bermuda Yoga Festival next month. Kirtan is a group gathering where sacred mantras (prayers) are sung together in a call-and-respo...

‘The first to plant them commercially on the Island was Albert Inglis at the Upper Stocks Farm during 1886—93. — EA McCallan, “Life on Old St David’s” By Dr Edward Harris January of this New Year 2014 has come and gone, marked by a lot of rain, but w...

Some people traditionally take down their Christmas tree a week after the holiday. In fact there’s an old wives tale which suggests that if take your tree down before New Year’s Day it will help you to avoid bad luck in the coming year. Despite the ...

Domestic violence “tends to spike in abusive homes” during the Christmas holidays, according to the Centre Against Abuse — which has issued a list of pointers for those at risk. “During the Christmas season, as during any holiday or festive time, peo...

Proud new parents Paige Belvin and Aaron Eversley got a Christmas Day surprise: their first baby, London Adam Belvin-Eversley, arrived early at 9.37am, weighing 9lbs, six-and-a-half ounces. “He has his first Christmas outfit on,” Ms Belvin said, hold...