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Edward “Donnell” Ivy’s hips started failing him when he was 9. By the time he reached university, he would often suffer terrible pain that would put him in hospital for weeks. Then the crisis hit. The then 23-year-old was on duty as a resident paedia...

It’s been 18 years since Edward Durham retired, but the former football coach has not been forgotten. He trained members of the Pembroke Hamilton Club for five years. According to the 80-year-old, the instruction he gave wasn’t limited to the footba...

Clinark Dill still remembers the day he got his first Jackson 5 album. It was 1971 and he was five years old. He never thought he’d get the chance to chat with the famous brothers 44 years later. “I got to meet them earlier this month when they per...

Nobody turned up to hear Phil Morrison sing at his first gig decades ago. He was then in his 20s, the frontman for local band Scarfish. “Only the sound guy came, although he did like our music,” he recalled. “The band did get popular, but when you wr...

Haitian teenager Jean Berry has trouble sleeping. His home in Port-au-Prince has no gate and crime is rife. The only time he feels truly safe is at his school, run by American charity HaitiChildren. He is learning maths and French, subjects which he ...

An infomercial may have saved Devoye Darrell’s life. She was suffering from heartburn and bloating. When doctors couldn’t diagnose the problem, she chalked it up to menopause. “I ignored it, but in my heart I knew something was wrong,” the 58-year-ol...

“I’ve lost so much weight, my underwear fell off.” That’s the kind of testimonial Mary Smith loves to hear. The 51-year-old runs Eat Smart Bermuda, a South Beach and Paleo diet meal delivery service. “Clients call me and say, ‘Mary, I know it’s only...

Dorothy Matthews-Paynter dreamed of becoming a hairdresser, a teacher and a lawyer when she was a child. She got part of her wish. The 93-year-old runs her own beauty salon, has a nursing certificate and a doctoral degree in cosmetology. “All that’s ...

If you’ve read Dr Seuss, you know Tish Rabe. She’s written or adapted the late author’s books since 1996. Her popular Oh, Baby, the Places You’ll Go! is part of The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library, a series of non-fiction science books for early r...

There’s gallons of lager on tap, brass to polish and a ghost to handle. Bermudian publican Benjamin Smith has never been happier. The 48-year-old became manager of Manor Inn, a pub in Oldham, Greater Manchester, three months ago. “I came over here ...