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If you think December is hectic, try being Santa Claus. He has millions of wish lists to read, reindeer to shape up and a very complex delivery route to sort. And if that isn’t enough Mrs Claus always has a honey-do list a mile long. Still, Santa al...

Jenna Viera couldn’t shake her love-hate relationship with food. It started in her teens — she would exercise and diet, but it didn’t stop the weight from piling on. “If I was happy I would eat, if I was sad I would eat,” she said. “If I came home fr...

At 37, Lovina Flood made a promise to God — and kept it. She was sick in hospital, fearful she wouldn’t make it through. She prayed. “I promised God that if I did get better I would dedicate myself to helping the sick,” said Ms Flood, now 83. “Today...

In Bermuda, all it takes is one embarrassing encounter and you’re forever dubbed “Bong-Goat”. But at least you’re not the guy called “Merry Mice”, “Belgium-Buck” or “Eagertoes”. Dale Butler’s The Book of Bermuda Nicknames, celebrates this colourful ...

The first spoons Alex Davidson carved were flawless: the wood didn’t have any blemishes; the handles were perfectly straight. The problem was that people were too intimidated to use them. “Now I leave all the quirks and imperfections,” said the 45-ye...

Oh my God, I’m dancing on the Royal Opera House stage! That’s all Ravi Cannonier-Watson wanted to shout during his first Royal Ballet performance last month. But the 12-year-old couldn’t move a muscle. “I’m a tall soldier in The Nutcracker, said Rav...

If angels exist, then there must be a few at Agape House. That’s Betty Rech’s belief. The hospice helped her brother, Roger Henderson, after doctors diagnosed melanoma, bone and prostate cancer. He battled for two years until his death on July 9. “I...

Bank officer, Justice of the Peace, world traveller ­— Dorothea Butterfield is proud of all she has achieved. She never imagined such a future when she was a teenager. Her family couldn’t afford to send her to high school, so she had to work at 14. ...

The average author holds a signing at a bookstore to promote a new novel. Patrice Frith Hayward is inviting her fans to follow her out to sea. She’ll be on the Celebrity Summit in April, sailing from Puerto Rico to Bermuda to promote her latest work,...

The first thing you notice at Perform to Learn preschool is the puppet theatre. The North Street school is all about self-expression and the arts. But since September, in between the puppet shows and the dance, children have been learning more high-t...