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Myah Bridgewater had the voice. Onuri Smith had great stage presence. Drama teacher Sarah Bowers thought they were perfect for Warwick Academy’s musical about the popular British rock band Queen. The only problem was the 15-year-olds weren’t entirely...

Corinne Pelletier came to Bermuda two months ago looking to try new things — weightlifting wasn’t one of them. Yet there she was on November 3, lifting a 250lb weight before an audience and winning the title in her category. “I never thought of mysel...

Doctors removed a tumour from Kenny Fray’s mouth and gave him five years to live. Nine years later he is still here, defying the odds. “I think I’m blessed,” he said. “I’m not complaining about anything.” His late wife, Brenda, was the first to noti...

Born in Trinidad, Daryl Cox can’t remember a year without carnival. In his native Port of Spain, the two-day festival is filled with huge musical performances, vibrant colours and massive crowds; multiple parties are held in the lead-up to the main e...

Running a wine company with a rock star, who just happens to be your father, has plenty of ups. Jesse Bongiovi is grateful for the benefits. The name Jon Bon Jovi draws a lot of attention to his rosé, Diving into Hampton Water. And then there’s his...

Frank Morgan felt very much alone when he moved to Bermuda. He wasn’t working and he didn’t know anyone except his wife, whose days were filled with her reinsurance job. Writing proved his salvation. Mr Morgan poured all his loneliness into the fanta...

Joy Sticca dubbed her work space “The Joyful Corner”; for 30 years the name stuck. Five years after her retirement from the Bermuda Department of Tourism, her old colleagues still shout out “Hey Joyful” whenever they pass her on the street. “Some peo...

It was the trip of a lifetime for Rachel Sawden. At 24, she took money she had earned working as a personal assistant and spent eight months travelling the world. “I rode camels in the Thar Desert in northern India, I went scuba diving on the Great B...

Keil Gunther said little to her daughters about her breast cancer as she battled through the disease six years ago. She thought it was too big a topic for six-year-old Katie, but particularly for Quinn, who was then 3. So, she was surprised when, thr...

There are times when Domonique Rivas feels her daughter doesn’t know just how lucky she is. Five-year-old Solaé has lots of toys, is driven to school every day and has a family that loves her. “Kids in Bermuda are spoilt,” she said. “We have everythi...