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Helle Patterson spent her childhood outrunning the horrors of wartime Europe. The semi-retired Bermuda teacher was born in Rakvere, Estonia in 1938, the younger daughter of Karl and Meeta Nurk. The Russians invaded when she was 19 months old. “Then w...

Girl, you’re not really going to do it!” That’s what people said when Hannah Eggen slipped her resume to Grammy Award-winning musician Wyclef Jean. She was working at a spa when the Haitian-American rapper and music producer came in for a treatment. ...

“I need a miracle.” That is what people say when they walk through Roseann Alick’s door. The 49-year-old has been stitching up fashion emergencies for the past 18 years. “This lady came in who had abdominal surgery,” said Mrs Alick, owner of REA Fash...

“Oh my God, we’re actually doing this!” This was the thought that kept running through Leidy Sinclair’s mind as she played her violin for BBC Radio 3 yesterday. The 22-year-old was performing as part of Halcyon Quartet, a group of string players. “I ...

It is easy to judge fat people. The thin among us assume they sit around stuffing their faces with junk food, and that they are lazy and never exercise. According to Ayesha Peets Talbot, those preconceptions are not fair. The 34-year-old medic is the...

Sylvia Lightbourne never thought she would be working well into her seventies. She spent nearly 40 years employed as a barmaid at various venues across the Island but quit all of those roles in 2006 — except one. Ms Lightbourne, 76, could not give u...

Cup Match wouldn’t be the same without a driving beat behind it. Whether at the cricket field, on the beach or out on the water, there’s sure to be some sort of tune blasting nearby. The Royal Gazette took to the streets to quiz people about their Cu...

Veterinarian Chloe Kempe has treated everything from kangaroos to cattle dogs, but it was rabbits she fell for. It’s not a love story with a happy ending. The 28-year-old is moving to Australia in September and leaving her bunnies, Bojangles and Rem...

The stupid questions about Bermuda never stopped coming when Sarai Hines lived abroad. One of the 20-year-old’s favourites was: “You’re from Bermuda, gee how did you get here?” “I swam!” was her swift reply. She tired of counting the times she was as...

Anthony and Hannah Astwood were humble 18th-century salt rakers. Today they have hundreds of descendants including at least two knights, former Premier Sir John Swan and former Chief Justice and Court of Appeals president, Sir James Astwood. A family...