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The current dilemma of the potential for a contributory pension shortfall is not so current. The dilemma has been articulated in reports before to the 2016 release of the Actuarial Review of the Contributory Fund of Bermuda and continues to be a real...

A senior has been dealt another blow in her legal effort to halt the sale of a family home. Elaine Charles had applied to stay the court-ordered sale of a cottage left to her by her mother, to pay legal fees over a longstanding family dispute over an...

David Scraders depends almost entirely on his hands to make a living. For the last 20 years, he’s been working as a sign maker and putting down road markings for the Ministry of Public Works. He never fully appreciated his hands until he almost lost...

Ada Nyabongo has been teaching piano for almost 80 years. Just about anyone who visits the 92 year old’s Hamilton Parish home is fair game for a lesson. Don’t try to dodge it by saying you’re not musical. “What do you mean you’re not musical?” is h...

Winifred Childs celebrated her 105th birthday yesterday — and may be Bermuda’s oldest resident. Ms Childs, known as Winnie, celebrated her century plus five at the Westmeath Residential Home. She admitted: “I never thought I would see 105, but now th...

When Jeanette Burchall sings, she gets a little carried away. She had to stop singing in church; her voice was just too loud. “I’d be singing with the congregation when suddenly everyone else would be quiet and you’d only hear my voice,” she said. “M...

One hundred runs! Something that every cricketer dreams of getting. More so, they dream of getting those elusive 100 runs during Cup Match. A feat very few have achieved. One hundred years of age! Ten decades on Earth, something many dream about, yet...

Seniors will enjoy the fun and nostalgia of Cup Match without the sweltering heat at a tea party next week. Organiser Terry Smith expects 100 people to attend, up on the 80 who came to the first event last year. He hopes it will become an annual tra...

The Premier helped celebrate the birthday of a 102-year-old man with a special visit. David Burt wished Brownlow Place a happy birthday on Tuesday. Mr Burt said: “On behalf of the Government and people of Bermuda, I extend heartfelt birthday greetin...

Twelve seniors have completed a writing workshop organised by author Florenz Maxwell. The participants, aged between 60 and 91, have met twice a week for the past five weeks after the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs made a grant to the F...

Deborah MacKenzie likes to have everything “in its place”. No surprise then, that during her 30-year career as a fashion designer, she got huge satisfaction out of creating order in homes. “I didn’t mind if I worked on kitchens or bathrooms, but it ...

The greatest challenge to dementia caregivers can sometimes be the families of their patients. Many go through a period of denial, confused by the ups and downs of the disease. “They think mom is going to be okay,” said Yana Swainson of Bermuda In Ho...