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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...

Manuel Raposo does not pass up an opportunity to relive his period as one of Bermuda’s daredevils. In the summer of 1963, he signed up for the first Around the Island Power Boat Race with his brother, John. They were at the starting line in Yellow Bi...

Having two heart attacks changed Elizabeth Wingate’s outlook on life. She wakes up each morning excited about the possibilities the day holds. Usually, there’s gardening involved. “I feel like I haven’t lived if I haven’t gardened,” the 79-year-old s...

Like most couples, Charles and Gloria Medeiros have had their ups and downs, but through it all they’ve stayed together, for sixty years. People are always asking them what their secret is, but they think the answer is fairly simple: love. “I always...

Lois Scott was determined to give her six children a good education. The problem was she and her husband Leslie couldn’t afford the private school they had in mind. Undaunted, she offered to clean it. “That was the only way we could keep our children...

Two Bermuda residential care homes have won recognition. Westmeath Residential and Nursing Care Home and the Dorothy Crane Nursing Home achieved certification from the Bermuda National Standards Committee and are now on their way towards full accredi...

Eugene “Buck” Woods knows a good thing when he sees it. He spotted Jewell Raynor on the street in 1957 and knew instantly that she’d make an excellent wife. “She was a very attractive young lady,” the 83-year-old recalled. “There was just something ...

Money might not buy love, but it can buy better health. And, to live as long as possible, the world’s wealthy are willing to pay up. Over the past few decades, the average person’s life span has risen almost everywhere in the world. In China, the US...

Lucille Spencer fits a bit of exercise into every morning. She touches her toes and stretches; if there is music on, she will dance. The 95-year-old thinks her efforts are one of the reasons she has aged well — most people assume she is years younger...

The Premier visited two residents celebrating their 100th birthday today. David Burt called on Deolinda Pacheco and he visited Frederick Arthur Butterfield with Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development. Mr Burt said: “It wa...