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Something about Ghana tugged at Lynelle Furbert’s heartstrings. The pace, the people, everything seemed so familiar that in 2007 she decided to make it her home. Years later, she is the designer of a fashion line inspired by the West African nation. ...

Tricray Astwood and Adrian Jones have a lot to celebrate. Four months ago they started performing together as Last Call; an album of their work is due out next week. Their debut, Ten Thousand, blends contemporary Christian music, gospel, soul “and ev...

In the middle of an American tour, rocker Mia Chambray awoke with a terrible virus. The Mohawk Radio singer debated whether to cancel her evening concert and stay in bed. Then she thought about her mother, Jennifer Page, at home in Bermuda. “My mom i...

Artistic talent runs in the family for Bermudian artist and educator Cristina Douglas, who remembers her mother painting vivid sunflowers. After seeing her happily give up painting to focus on her family, the art teacher was wary of doing the same. ...

In Bermuda, “resort” isn’t a season, it’s a way of life. “You don’t have to say I have an edgy fashion sense, I have a boho chic, or I’m modern prep. I think you can be a little of everything,” Miranda Conway said. “In Bermuda, there are so many dif...

Bermudian Tiffany Butterfield-Douglas is a “curvy diva and occasional catwalk slayer” who hopes to take the crown in Miss Plus Size United Kingdom. Hundreds entered the annual competition; the 30-year-old is one of 22 finalists who’ll go head-to-head...

Miriam Bassett-Tucker was one of the island’s best-known calypso dancers in the 1950s. Today, few of the younger generation know her name. Atlantic Publishing House is looking to change that. She’s one of several performers to be honoured at Café Li...

Kevin Powell was born into extreme poverty; he refused to let that limit him. He got into college against all odds and went on to become a respected writer and community activist — a path he’ll share at Alpha Phi Alpha’s 17th annual Black and Gold Ba...

Some people pursue modelling; Khadijah Shakir was pushed into it. It all started at a model search for rapper P. Diddy’s Sean John clothing line. She thought she was there supporting her sister, Tiara Ming, until she was handed a number for the cast...

Billy Byron pulled out his guitar, strummed a few chords from Yellow Bird and the dementia patients came to life. He couldn’t believe it. He’d played music for most of his life but had never before witnessed its power to heal. “The patients just cam...