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Kaelyn Kastle has learnt a lot about the music industry in the past few years. Topping the list is the importance of speaking up for herself; she had been represented by Meshach Media, but in April left with her manager, L.A. Reid. “If you don’t tak...

Joseph Lambert got his first job at 12, working as a caddie at Riddell’s Bay Golf Course. He’d head there after school, eager to do his part to help out at home; his parents, Joseph and Edith, had seven children to support. “I used to get about t...

Although Thomas James had lived on the corner of Burnt House Hill his entire life, he had no idea where its name came from. He discovered the tragic story behind it when he started writing Warwick. “One rainy Sunday afternoon, I spent about five hour...

Rose James lived beside St David’s Lighthouse, but at times it felt like her home was the actual beacon. Children were drawn to her; it wasn’t unusual to hear an unexpected knock on the door. “In my house, there was always someone’s child who had le...

It had been 66 years since Cliff Taylor was in Bermuda. On his return last month, what he found most fascinating was just how little had changed. “There are so many cars on the road now,” said the 87-year-old, who made the trip from England with his...

Sylvia Shorto joined the Lifelong Learning Centre as its director 11 days ago. She’s likely still figuring out how the coffee pot works. But when the dust settles, she has some plans. High on the list is eliminating “concepts of ageism” from the Berm...

Gladys Dillas got hooked on the Girl Guides when she was 6. Technically, she was not supposed to be at that first meeting — to join First Heron Bay Company you had to be 7 — but she stubbornly insisted on following her sisters, Gwen and Helen. “They ...

It was a wet and windy Saturday and The Travellers were waiting to perform. Manuel Pereira did not expect that many people would show up. But to his amazement, “people kept coming, and coming” and the seats soon filled. The turnout, at the Police Rec...

As you long as you understand English, TuRae Gordon thinks he can make you laugh. Picking up on commonalities is the comedian’s not-so-secret weapon. Lactose intolerance, the skyrocketing cost of cable and ageing are just a few of the topics he’s tou...

These days Leroy Augustus rides a scooter, but for most of his life horses were his preference. It’s how he got his nickname, given at an early age by his parents Albina and Samuel. “My parents called me Poker because I always liked poking around wi...