Pauletta Francis has an uplifting message for her students at Elliot Primary School every day.
It’s been her practice to have her primary five class use words such as “smart” and “strong” to describe ...
Carla May Bean had big plans for her 40th birthday.
She was going to Jamaica, where she’d party the night away with some of her best girlfriends.
Instead, when December 3, 2014 rolled around, she was ...
Sally Perinchief was in her twenties when she started volunteering at Packwood Home.
Sixty years later, she’s the same age as many of the residents — and still helping.
“I turned 83 last week,” she sa...
Andy Detzer knew he was facing an uphill battle when he took over Azu Beastro.
The restaurant is located far off the beaten path, at the back of the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo.
Adding to his woes...
Sometimes it takes a friend to kick your dreams into high gear. Alicia Resnik always wanted to publish a children’s book, but work and her three sons kept her busy.
And then she had a talk with her b...
Zina Zuill’s heart broke the day her son brought home a report card full of Fs.
No matter how much Solomon agonised over school work, his teachers kept asking him to “work harder”.
“I fell into the t...
Matthew Nester fainted when his doctor mentioned removing his large intestine. It was a solution to the bowel disease that had plagued him since he was 22. It meant walking around with a bag full of h...
Edith Eve almost stopped traffic the day she took her bus driving test. Heads swivelled and people pointed as she drove along the North Shore. It was 1969.
“They just couldn’t believe there was a woma...
Once upon a time Disco 40 had the hippest boogie in town.
The line outside stretched for blocks down Front Street.
Inside, Harvey Wallbangers flowed and cool cats like John Lennon and Burt Reynolds m...
If you’re looking for a new way to get fit, you might want to dig out your high heels. Geisha Chin’s classes show how to use stilettos to “feel the burn”.
“Dancing in heels is not as difficult as peop...
