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Nature’s Artist
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Nature’s Artist

This article was taken from our archives. It first appeared in The Bermudian in January 1958 and it appears here exactly as it did originally. Many friends of Nancy Hutchings are firmly convinced that she has two different and distinct personalities. One is the glamorously dressed Nancy who goes out with her husband in the evening. The other is the Nancy who, casually dressed in Bermuda shorts and shirt, makes beautiful panels of fibreglass and plastic in her workroom during…

March 16, 2023

Written by: Pamela Hennell

The Life and Legacy of Clyde Best
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The Life and Legacy of Clyde Best

On July 11, 2021, England’s national football team faced off against Italy during the Euro Cup 2020 final in their first appearance at a major international tournament final since the 1966 World Cup. The match ended in a draw and…

March 10, 2023

Photography by: Meredith Andrews

Written by: Kristin White

Meet Abigail Clifford, the CEO of BF&M
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Meet Abigail Clifford, the CEO of BF&M

“Whether CEO or not, I'd be up at 6 a.m. doing stuff,” laughs Abigail Clifford, the new chief executive officer of BF&M Limited.  It's not hard to believe her. The first thing you notice when speaking to Abby, as she…

March 1, 2023

Photography by: Meredith Andrews

Written by: Sam Strangeways

Where I Grew Up: Ruth Thomas, Devonshire Parish
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Where I Grew Up: Ruth Thomas, Devonshire Parish

Born in 1932, Ruth Thomas spent her first 17 years in Devonshire Parish although she says, “I didn’t live deep into the heart of Devonshire. I was on the edge and what people don’t know today is they called it…

February 22, 2023

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Remembering Activist Dr. Eva Hodgson

The Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports the Hon. Lovitta Foggo JP, MP expressed her “deep sadness” at the loss of Bermudian activist Dr. Eva Hodgson. “Dr. Hodgson was a person who consistently, unabashedly and unashamedly told the truth…

February 9, 2023

Written by: Meredith Ebbin

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Riding the Waves of Change: The Life of Pilot Peter Simons

When Lauren (Peter) Simons was a young student at Purvis Primary in Warwick during the 1950s, he probably never thought he was destined to have a forty-year-long career on Bermuda’s seas, retiring in the new millennium as a senior tug…

February 8, 2023

Written by: Elizabeth Jones