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Is it going to rain tomorrow? Tourists constantly ask Alfred Wright that question. His standard response is to stick his finger up as if testing the air, before pronouncing solemnly: there’s a probability. People usually take his word for it. “For t...

Jessica Lightbourne laughed when she was called “white honky” and “blacky” as a child; the bizarre words didn’t match her identity. Joanne Wohlmuth’s black parents were considered “odd” because they had three “white” children. They shared their expe...

Sure Karen Jones knows her wine, but garbage is her real passion. The 34-year-old is in the water at 6am every day, diving up trash. Sponsors give her cash for her efforts. It’s all part of an initiative the general manager of Discovery Wines starte...

Some people wonder how they will fill their days once they have retired. Not Leon Simmons. The former accountant has always loved photography. “It’s not unusual for me to pull the car over suddenly because I saw something interesting to photograph,”...

Self-made women are journalist Clare O’Connor’s expertise. The New York-based Bermudian, 33, is a staff writer at Forbes, where her focus is women entrepreneurs, workplace equality and affirming popular hashtag #ladybosses. The former Mid-Ocean News...

Never in his wildest dreams did Harrison Isaac expect to start a family again, in his 60s. The semi-retired architectural services provider already had three children and six grandchildren. A 2011 trip to Manila, Philippines changed his life. “The...

Florenz Maxwell doesn’t like to give her age. She feels she’s lived through racism and sexism and doesn’t need to add ageism to the mix. “People can see I’m old,” she said. “Why do I need to say more?” Mrs Maxwell was in her 20s when she joined the P...

Patricia Riding was once a regular on the Bermuda stage; she wasn’t good at auditions but would take any part offered. The Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society dubbed her “Pickled Onions”, after one amusing role. But a broken ankle ended it all. “I w...

Leon James never imagined he’d become a school principal. As a child, he didn’t see the point of education; once he finished primary school, he quit. “I was a big boy and wanted to go out and work,” the 77-year-old said. His parents, Aileen and Arth...

Kathlyn Dyer had to rely on old-fashioned elbow grease for a good part of her life. She had two choices if she wanted to get somewhere: walk or pedal. It wasn’t until she’d had her seventh child that she got a washing machine; prior to that she had w...