“I can’t stand her…she’s friends with Lea and you know I don’t like her because of something happened when we were in high school.” Or what about… “She is so miserable. I heard that her boyfriend don’t even like her…
On March 22 this year, Bermuda Twitter was taken by storm. Within hours of its creation, a new page was shedding a very bright light of the inner thoughts and feelings of those who live on the tiny island (still…
Gone are the days where the hospital is the only place to give birth. Many are choosing to bring their bundles of joy into the world in the sanctity of their own homes, surrounded by their support network in an…
Elizabeth Flanders is a proud Caribbean woman with a mission—to show the United Kingdom, and the world, that people of Caribbean heritage are talented and vibrant, and not who they are often portrayed as in the media. Ms Flanders is…
What is love? It’s Valentine’s Day and while, yes, we know, that love should be shown every day of the week, for many February 14 is a very important day on the calendar, so we won’t rain on their parade,…
Around 2013, my then 12-year-old daughter came home and made a grand announcement—she wanted to attend private school. I gave her the side eye and ignored her. But she was persistent and was determined that she was going to sit…
A year ago today, Jahmah Samuels was in the hospital about to undergo surgery. A few months earlier, he went to the doctors feeling unwell. “A week later, the doctor called us in and told us the words we weren’t…
In 1994, I was sat cowering in a chair afraid of the blows that were going to be rained upon me due to the volatile temper of my then-boyfriend. Tall, dark and handsome, he was the centre of many women’s…
While many employees have had the luxury of working from home during the pandemic, there are a number of people who have not been so fortunate. Many have suffered in silence, making efforts to stay above water when the tide…
While there is a perception that people can develop health ailments because of the foods they eat, health and wellness expert Navneeta Gough says that simply isn’t always the case. “I want people to know that it’s not what they…