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Some people count sheep to fall asleep, Hope Bowker counts condos. “Last night I fell asleep at 80,” joked the 87-year-old real estate agent. “Of course I’ve sold a lot more than that.” She’s been on the job for 42 years, and is now semi-retired. “Be...

When Gilbert Lamb found four castaways off St David’s in 1942, he had to help. The Canadian merchant marines were emaciated after rowing their lifeboat 400 miles; their schooner Helen Forsey sank after a German U-boat attack. After Mr Lamb guided the...

Choy Aming’s phone started ringing the moment Shark Week hit Canadian television last month. Friends and family living in Canada had spotted something familiar on the popular series of shark related programming — him. On July 24, the 42-year-old sh...

When Cindy Smith got a call saying she had been chosen to sing overseas, she was so disbelieving she told the caller to “shut up!”. But it was no prank; the call came from the organisers of Carifesta 2017, a Caribbean arts and culture festival in Bar...

Myrtle Burrows has been driving for 70 years and has never had a speeding ticket or a traffic accident. Today, at 98, she is still behind the wheel. “When I took my driving test last year, the TCD instructors seemed excited to know I am so much old...

Eyeliner and foundation might sound trivial to some people. But when Oneka Trott demonstrates the right way to apply them, some women cry. “For a lot of women it’s a confidence thing,” said Mrs Trott. “They don’t wear make-up because they don’t feel ...

During the America’s Cup, Jamir Hatherley fell in love with sailing. The ten-year-old tried the sport for the first time in the AC’s Endeavour programme. “It left me wanting more,” she said. So last week, Jamir joined the Sandys Boat Club Summer Camp...

Trish Croke was overwhelmed when she first let her hair go natural.The pharmacy was packed with natural hair care products, but none of them worked for her. “I was becoming a product junkie,” said the 50-year-old. “My bathroom closet was quickly fill...

Some people might see writing their own obituary as morbid but not Linda DeSilva. The 90-year-old has one ready to go, when the time comes. “Writing it wasn’t a sad task,” she said. “I know that I am going to die one day. And when I do, I will be re...

For Mary Faries being a member of Altrusa International is a serious time commitment. The service club has weekly and monthly meetings for her to attend, sometimes there are trips abroad, and fundraisers often take up her Saturdays. She doesn’t care...