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The 1959 Theatre Boycott was pivotal in the lives of George Cook and Ottiwell Simmons. The men were in their twenties when black Bermudians began protests against segregation here. Dr Cook, who was in university in Canada, read about the efforts in ...

On her 49th birthday Charmaine Tucker started writing a bucket list. Her friends were all for it until “run a 5K” appeared on the list. They knew what was coming. “Whatever she does, she likes to have company,” Angela Somner said. Ms Tucker’s explana...

Delano Ingham loves to outpace the competition. As a teenager, he was the one to beat in track and field on sports day. Similarly, his half-century in television broadcasting has been a series of “one-ups”. The 73-year-old started at ZFB as a traine...

People often highlight Jeremiah Josey as someone who has overcome the odds. He has autism but, at 20, he is a published author and has made a name for himself in the culinary world, where he often runs with celebrity chefs such as Marcus Samuelsson. ...

Che Clarke’s daughter, Nache, laughs when she describes his introduction to ballet. “The first time he tried to do a leap, he was like an elephant,” she said of the former goalkeeper for Devonshire Cougars and Hamilton Parish Hot Peppers. Eventually,...

He has clocked up hundreds of miles running more than 50 marathons, but a simple walk almost did Giorgio Zanol in. Three years ago the well-known grocer was carrying a 20lb pack in preparation for a 500-mile trek across northwestern Spain when he sat...

Businessman Art Riviere isn’t one for hobbies. Keeping cars clean is what gets the 78-year-old going. As the owner of Bull’s Head Car Wash he’s in and out of the business, keeping an eye on staff — and customers. “A lot of people are claustrophobic,”...

Sharon Wilson is constantly impressed by just how interested toddlers are in learning. What she doesn’t understand, is why they lose that love as they get older. “I think it’s because we adults are always trying to dumb things down for children,” sai...

Margot Cox has fond memories of her childhood in Spanish Point. Lunch was eaten at whatever house she happened to be at when she was hungry; days at the beach only ended after the sun went down. It’s a rhythm that stuck with her. At 82 she’s part of ...

Antoinette Haynes got the call saying she had been named Mother of the Year and thought it was a prank. She had never heard of the Continental Society of Bermuda’s annual competition and had no idea her son, Jordan Williams, had written about her for...