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Ginny Ferson’s knees were knocking. A busy ambassador had asked her to fill in for him at a meeting and it was only once she got there she discovered she had to make a speech. It was 1994 and she was second secretary at the Luxembourg British Embass...

Whenever Jane Simmons built up motivation to lose weight something would get in her way. She had an underactive thyroid and suffered from coeliac disease, which limited the foods she could eat. In 2013 she injured herself in a nasty fall, which sto...

Carolyn Armstrong walks with a brace. Unless you know her well, it’s the only obvious sign that anything’s wrong. She’s lively, has a sense of humour and radiates good health. She also has multiple sclerosis. The disease usually strikes people betwe...

Alyssa Rose was 15 when she took home the title of Miss Teen Bermuda in 2008. These days she’s in the running for an even more desirable sash and crown. The 22-year-old is one of six young women set to compete in the Miss Bermuda Pageant on July 5. ...

Dear Heather: I have verbally accepted an offer on my house, so it’s finally sold right? — Enthusiastic Dear Enthusiastic: Great news on receiving an offer at a price point you think you can work with; however you still have a long way to go before y...

The bank officer had never handled a loan for a salad bowl before. Historian John Cox was insistent that he had to have it. “It was an 18th-century English salad bowl,” he said. “It cost me $3,500 and it took me a year to pay off. That was 1987. It w...

There are some people who’d argue it’d be impossible for racism to exist in a multicultural city like Toronto. Alexandria Williams would disagree. The 26-year-old Bermudian is one of the founders of the Black Lives Matter Toronto chapter (BLMTO). Ove...

Willoughby is a historic home outfitted with modern amenities. The Hamilton Parish property was built in the 1800s and is now a Bailey’s Bay landmark. As was typical of that era, the home has extensive cedar mouldings and flooring, high ceilings and ...

Alexis Davis Smith could be a star in the making. Watch her as she takes centre stage as part of United Dance Productions’ Recital 2015 this weekend. It’s one of the last times the 18-year-old will perform with the local company before she departs fo...

Julia Frith seems to be an all-encompassing performer. She sings, she acts and just recently, added aerial dancing and fire spinning to her repertoire. The 19-year-old, who is heading off to study performing arts in the UK this autumn, spoke with The...