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Albert Churm is a lifelong sports junkie who has won trophies for everything from boxing to golf. But his proudest achievement is his jockey career which spanned the 1950s and 1960s. “No bragging, but I was one of Bermuda’s best,” said the 83-year-ol...

The Peace and Social Justice Committee of the Roman Catholic Church of Bermuda will host a forum focusing on ageing on the Island this week. The forum is set to be the first in a series, and will feature Bishop Wesley Spiewak, Age Concern’s Claudette...

Age Concern has teamed up with a local physician to help seniors with medical expenses. JJ Soares, who runs Hamilton Medical Centre, is offering free consultations to uninsured or underinsured seniors referred to him by the charity. “We’ve believed f...

Dear Sir, I’m writing your column once more, regarding the Lifestyle article from yesterday’s Royal Gazette (December 30, 2015) concerning Project Action. There were concerns at raising money to purchase two new special needs buses for helping with o...

Lucille Harris’s only request for her 90th birthday was to go dancing. She assumed her family had forgotten when November 14 rolled around and the only invite she got was a lunch date with her granddaughter, Bianca. “We went to the restaurant and I h...

An extra-special birthday has been celebrated: A’Lona Lambert-Simons, now 105, is believed to be the oldest person in Bermuda. “I’ve come a long way,” Mrs Lambert-Simons said as family and guests, including Michael Dunkley, gathered around to sing “H...

The most mundane tasks seemed impossible after Otives Doars’s leg was amputated six years ago. It was a frustrating period, but the 89-year-old is now grateful that her children encouraged her independence. “I still drive,” she said. “My children wou...

Syncope, commonly known as fainting, refers to a sudden loss of consciousness, followed by a rapid and complete recovery. If dizziness or lightheadedness takes place without fainting, this is called presyncope. A person with syncope recovers quickly...

With her doors spread wide open, she welcomed her guests. One by one they came. Two by two they came. Each of them embracing and speaking to others who had walked through those eastern facing doors. Once again, Devonshire Church hall was the setting ...

A legislative “error” which would have impacted on seniors is to be amended by finance minister Bob Richards. The Bermuda Government announced Mr Richards will present changes to the Land Tax Amendment bill, which was tabled on December 16, but conta...

Corrections officers have presented hampers of food to residents at the Francis Telford Nursing Home. The staff visited the home in Paget on New Year’s Eve to donate presents as well as festive hampers of non perishable food. The donation was part of...

Stances on same-sex marriage were among the tough questions fielded by the two candidates for Devonshire North Central as they faced the area’s seniors. Diallo Rabain of the Progressive Labour Party and Andrew Simons contrasted notably on this and ot...