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Roger Steffens calls himself a “reggae Mormon”. Wherever he goes, he tries to convert people to Bob Marley’s music. In Bermuda, he’s found he’s preaching to the converted. “Since I got here two days ago, I’ve been asking everyone I meet if they’re ...

If you can imagine the position, Kaliq James can probably shape his body into it. Except he shouldn’t. The 11-year-old has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare genetic disorder caused by faulty collagen that makes a person’s ligaments and joints overly fle...

Elton Richardson can’t imagine life without music. The 67-year-old hasn’t stopped performing since he started singing in church at the age of five. He’s now an elder caregiver, who loves singing to his clients. “I come from a musical family,” said M...

Rhona Emmerson started an advertising agency to have more time for herself. She still laughs at that 35 years later. “That was my first mistake,” said the 62-year-old. “When you run your own business your time is never flexible. But I love advertisin...

Terita Bean will never forget the call. The person at the other end was telling her she had been named Mother of the Year. Problem was, she didn’t have any children. It turned out she’d been nominated for the annual Continental Society competition by...

Margaret Giloth remembers being painfully shy as a child. She believes having eclectic hobbies helped find her identity: arranging flowers, collecting hats and modelling in fashion shows. “I couldn’t figure out who I was by following the crowd,” said...

Think your cairn terrier has what it takes to light up the stage? The Gilbert & Sullivan Society is searching for two dogs to play Toto in The Wizard of Oz. The only requirements are that they’re able to bark on command, and are flea-free. “We need t...

Karen Pearman really wanted to run the Bermuda Half-Marathon Derby but she’d only just beaten cancer. She didn’t know if she had the strength. In February, she decided “enough was enough” and started training: six miles four days a week, with a 5.30a...

Esther Zuill’s house is stuffed with books. At the moment, the 88-year-old is reading the Bible from cover to cover. Folks who meet her today would be surprised to learn that books were her greatest nightmare during childhood. “I never in a million y...

Jim Davies expected a few raised eyebrows at Customs. He had travelled to Bermuda alone, yet his luggage was filled with what were clearly women’s clothes. “The customs officer was quite fascinated with a 1937 cap I had in there,” the Londoner said. ...