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On a quiet afternoon, Viola Rogers loves going through her collection of certificates. She has amassed quite a few over her 97 years of life. Among them: a longtime service award from the First Church of God in Sandys, three from the Southampton Prin...

When it comes to the simple pleasures, David Semos loves taking a quick nap in front of the television. And it’s no wonder. He teaches archery and fencing at several schools, runs archery and fencing clubs for adults, is active in the Bermuda Boys’ ...

Michelle Cann has received several honours as a pianist but it was her ability to work with others that got her hired at one of America’s top music schools. In November she was appointed the inaugural Eleanor Sokoloff chair in piano studies at the Cu...

At the age of 14 Grace Aubrey had a monster of a job – making 1,000 doughnuts a day. It was one of the first posts she held after her parents ran into financial difficulty and she was forced to leave school. The teenager was fortunate to find work ...

For 63 years Webster and Cecilia Furbert shared a love of piano music. Mr Furbert loved classical; his wife preferred hymns. “After my wife died it seemed like my fingers just couldn’t get to the keys,” the 88-year-old said. Slowly, with the support ...

Melvin Somner has made everything – from the ornate doors at St Paul’s in Paget to the woodwork in the West End Development Corporation offices in Dockyard. With limited education, the 92-year-old felt carpentry was his only choice. He was at work by...

As a high school teacher Shantel DeShield often sees students who define success by what they own: expensive phones, jewellery or brand name accessories. Ms DeShield often asks students: “Is it better to look rich or be rich?” Concerned that many of...

Throughout shelter-in-place, the calls to Teen Haven from women with children and nowhere to turn kept coming. It broke Michelle Wade’s heart. A few years ago, with charitable donations falling, the Happy Valley Road facility reduced the number of r...

At the end of each day, art teacher Richelle Richards has often collected a box of lost items belonging to children — water bottles, sneakers, lunch bags. She has seen some middle-school students go home without shoes. “How do they not know they don...

Zina Malcolm and Nikki Fagan think they made every mistake in the book when they started The Brand Lion marketing and public relations agency. One of their missteps was doing their own accounting to save money. “You shouldn’t be afraid to spend mone...