Elizabeth “Betty” Musson Kawaley had her hair straightened the day her ship was supposed to leave for university in Canada.
“It was what you did in those days if you were going somewhere special,” th...
For Val Sherwood, the biggest challenge to writing a book about cats, was the cats themselves.
When she first started, her eight cats miaowed, circled and jumped on the keyboard whenever she sat down ...
When she was 24, Shanna Henry had to make a difficult choice. Stick with a job she cared little about or pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a professional dancer.
For a while she tried to do both, bu...
Myah Bridgewater had the voice. Onuri Smith had great stage presence.
Drama teacher Sarah Bowers thought they were perfect for Warwick Academy’s musical about the popular British rock band Queen.
The ...
Corinne Pelletier came to Bermuda two months ago looking to try new things — weightlifting wasn’t one of them.
Yet there she was on November 3, lifting a 250lb weight before an audience and winning th...
Doctors removed a tumour from Kenny Fray’s mouth and gave him five years to live. Nine years later he is still here, defying the odds.
“I think I’m blessed,” he said. “I’m not complaining about anyth...
Born in Trinidad, Daryl Cox can’t remember a year without carnival.
In his native Port of Spain, the two-day festival is filled with huge musical performances, vibrant colours and massive crowds; mult...
Running a wine company with a rock star, who just happens to be your father, has plenty of ups.
Jesse Bongiovi is grateful for the benefits.
The name Jon Bon Jovi draws a lot of attention to his ros...
Frank Morgan felt very much alone when he moved to Bermuda. He wasn’t working and he didn’t know anyone except his wife, whose days were filled with her reinsurance job. Writing proved his salvation.
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Joy Sticca dubbed her work space “The Joyful Corner”; for 30 years the name stuck. Five years after her retirement from the Bermuda Department of Tourism, her old colleagues still shout out “Hey Joyfu...
