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When Nikki Fagan visited Jamaica a few years ago, she loved that ‘fluffy’ was used as a term of endearment for larger women. Inspired, she called her new plus-sized clothing business Rude & Fluffy, ‘rude’ being a nod to the style of clothing she sell...

This week’s United Dance Production recital Trying Times represents a second chance for dancer Gisella Filice. In 2020, Miss Filice was really looking forward to her final recital at UDP, after 15 years studying at the school. “Me and a couple of oth...

Mikia McGowan’s weight spiralled out of control after graduating from college. Children in the Brownie troop she led wanted to touch her baby bump, when she wasn’t even pregnant. “I was working as an administrative clerk,” she said. “Colleagues we...

People often crane their necks as they drive past Robert ‘Ice Water’ Smith’s house on Vesey Street in Devonshire. They are not looking for him; they are checking out the clock on his balcony. It is not a particularly big clock, or a fancy one, but it...

Ever since Lance Tucker’s first solo show went up at the Bermuda Society of Arts at City Hall, people have asked ‘excuse me, are you the artist?’ “It happened last week in the grocery store,” Mr Tucker said. “I felt someone looking at me. I turned a...

On the surface, working from home sounds like a great idea. Ideally, you could catch a nap between work cycles, and have dinner cooking while you finish up those reports. But since the pandemic began in March 2020, the reality has proven a little dif...

There is an old saying, every man puts his pants on, one leg at a time. But one leg at time can be a real challenge when you have a mobility issue, or need to be somewhere in a hurry. Bermudian fashion designer Dana Cooper started thinking about...

Growing up on Cox’s Hill, Pembroke, Wilma Frith longed to become a nurse. “When I was playing with my dolls, they were always my patients,” the 85-year-old remembered. But she had to wait a long time to see her dream become reality. After high scho...

Some people like to map out their careers down to the smallest detail, but Joanne Ball Burgess takes a different approach. “I follow my heart,” said the dancer, author and choreographer. Ten years ago, her heart led her to Nairobi, Kenya where she be...

Derrick DeMelo and Brian Martins were the class clowns, constantly making the kids laugh in their Massachusetts school. To no one’s surprise they decided to make a profession out of it. “I was always a talker,” said Mr DeMelo. “My parents said that ...