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Flying a drone looks easy, until you actually try it. Llewellyn Simons likes to say he has seven of the aerial vehicles — plus a submarine. The “submarine” is actually a $1,500 drone he lost a few months ago while using it to film from a boat in the...

Category five Hurricane Irma caused widespread destruction when it rolled through the Turks & Caicos in September 2017. Clocking winds of more than 175mph it left at least 18 people dead, and downed 1,300 utility poles. One of the few things left uns...

In the 25 years Edward Williams worked as a prison officer he earned a reputation for caring, but also for being firm. He’s especially proud to have helped many young men turn their lives around. “People come up to me, literally, all the time,” said ...

The French AccorHotels brand has over 4,500 properties worldwide, and Bermuda’s own Hamilton Princess & Beach Club is among its best. That’s according to the latest US News & World Report annual rankings of best hotels, which just named the Bermuda h...

At 15, Letitia Washington started writing “steamy” romance novels. Although the stories were mainly for her friends’ entertainment, she used a pen name, Brooklyn Knight, to give them a legitimate ring. “Everyone knew it was me,” she said. It was sill...

Sixty years into their marriage, George and Helen Burt love a good game of verbal ping-pong. “The reason we’ve been married so long is that no one else would put up with him,” Mrs Burt joked. Mr Burt quickly shot back: “That’s because no one else cou...

HSBC Bermuda is doing its bit to tackle food insecurity in Bermuda. Last month, the bank launched its third term helping the Eliza DoLittle Society with their community feeding programme. Since the programme’s inception in 2016, HSBC employees have h...

The odds were against Dakota Tucker when she tried out for the Bermuda Teen Idol competition. She was a newcomer and had no formal vocal training. Even worse, she was up against the previous year’s runners-up, McKenzie Hassell and Emanuel Humphrey. I...

At 88, Lois Johnson has earned a reputation as a troublemaker. It’s because she helps too much. At every one of her many senior citizens’ meetings she’s there preparing tea or lunch — having been told it’s someone else’s responsibility. “I’m a very ...

Over a 40-year career in photography, Gene Ray shot the movers and shakers of the world. He remembers boxer Muhammad Ali as “cool and calm” and television star Ed Sullivan as “nice”. But his beginnings were humble. He grew up on Hermitage Road, Devo...