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Helle Patterson spent her childhood outrunning the horrors of wartime Europe. The semi-retired Bermuda teacher was born in Rakvere, Estonia in 1938, the younger daughter of Karl and Meeta Nurk. The Russians invaded when she was 19 months old. “Then w...

Anthony and Hannah Astwood were humble 18th-century salt rakers. Today they have hundreds of descendants including at least two knights, former Premier Sir John Swan and former Chief Justice and Court of Appeals president, Sir James Astwood. A family...

Mandarin anyone? It isn’t an easy language to learn but Hailey Quig can’t wait to give it a try. She’ll have plenty of opportunity. Come September, the 15-year-old will leave the Island for northwestern China for two years. It’s part of a cultural ex...

Kalaeb Tannock was certain he’d join the family business after high school. He was bored with his studies and saw plumbing as his only real career prospect. And then he learnt about Raleigh International. The global organisation helps empower youth w...

Heroes, they have to be sure, they have to be soon and they have to be larger than life. At least they do according to Bonnie Tyler’s song Holding Out for a Hero. In honour of Heroes Day on Monday, The Royal Gazette asked people: what do you need fro...

A Bermudian teen who dreams of delivering babies has won a $5,000 fraternity scholarship. Zaren Bennett, 17, of The Bermuda Institute won Alpha Phi Alpha’s Beautillion on Sunday at the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts. “I want to be a...

Who is the most charming beau in Bermuda? The Island will find out on Sunday at the Alpha Beautillion hosted by the Bermuda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. The six-month beautillion programme polishes up young men, ages 16 to 18, through w...

After months searching for a job, Rajai Denbrook started cursing his drama degree. The 24-year-old was newly married and unemployed. He sent out tons of job applications, but there were few drama jobs available. Still, he was certain a job would com...

Being a mother isn’t always easy. If you have a special-needs child, it can be downright difficult. Lifestyle spoke with moms about the highs and lows of parenting children with unique challenges. It’s rare for Jenny Purvey to get a hug from her s...

If you’re reading this, you probably have a teacher to thank. When I was five years old I dreaded the arrival of the reading teacher, Lorna Andersen. Since I’d started school a few months late, I needed extra help. Mrs Andersen terrified me, as she b...