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Like a true Angeleno, Zia Simmons has stars in her eyes. Acting, modelling and fashion are on her radar and she has made inroads towards a career in all three. “I went to fashion school,” said Ms Simmons, whose father, Ondray, left Bermuda for Califo...

Sharon Burrows loves to put on a show. As Bermuda sheltered in place over Easter she dressed up as a bunny, got on her roof and waved to the people in her neighbourhood. Her passion, however, is carnival. Since she was introduced to the festival deca...

Myrtle Edness celebrated turning 106 with a cake, sunshine, flowers and family. There was also music, courtesy of her godson, James VanLowe, and the Blues Beat Band. “I had a good time that day,” said Mrs Edness, who “can’t believe” she has reached t...

Five years in, faced with “lacklustre sales”, online retailer Soltrino was to call it a day. Covid-19 may have saved Michelle Viera and Linda Cook’s business. When the pandemic shuttered bricks-and-mortar stores, many residents turned to the interne...

Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on the world in which we live with families, communities and businesses facing challenges that most of us could never even imagine. Normality seems so far away and long ago, and it is hard to say when it will eve...

Last weekend Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world began their first virtual convention. Held simultaneously in countries around the globe over several weekends each summer, the event draws huge crowds. There is a general attendance of two million Wi...

Curtis Azhar is unemployed, but working towards change. He had been with Spirit of Bermuda for a month when Covid-19 hit the island and the sloop was forced into dock. The chef is grateful for his family’s support, and the government benefits he has ...

Fewer than 15 per cent of all engineers in Britain are female. Bermudian Honor Brady is one of them. She completed a four-year master’s degree in civil engineering at University College London in 2012 and achieved a “major career aspiration” last yea...

Patricia Mallory really loves to bowl. Twice a week she is at Warwick Lanes with the Continental League. At home she keeps three balls: one for a dry lane, another for an oily surface and another to knock down spares. Frustrated when Covid-19 closed...

Kay Wilson Stallings had her career mapped out by the age of 10. She wanted a job in television, children’s television specifically. It’s how she ended up at Sesame Workshop, the home of Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby and their many muppet pals. “Toda...