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It’s hard to imagine what life was like 100 years ago. Back in the 1920s, Bermuda really was a different world. There were no cars or television sets, no telephones, no freshly imported good flying in from foreign shores, none of today’s modern luxu...

Leona Thompson wasn’t going to let a hospital visit get in the way of celebrating her birthday. Taken ill the day before she celebrated being aged 104, she told doctors, ’look, I want to go home, it’s my birthday’. Reggie Simons, Ms Thompson’s 79-yea...

Centenarian Winnie Oatley celebrated her 103rd birthday by planting a cedar tree at a nature reserve, Ms Oatley was joined by her family and members of the Bermuda Zoological Society to mark the special occasion, on Trunk Island in Harrington Sound. ...

The last surviving child of a family of more than 20 children celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday. Dorothy Pearman hit the milestone at the Sylvia Richards care home in St George’s, where she celebrated with her six children and three sons-in-law...

The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s oldest patient celebrated her 107th birthday with a drive-by event and a visit from the Premier yesterday – who revealed he was celebrating his own birthday as well. David Burt gave flowers and a birthday card ...

A drive-by event will be held next week to celebrate a woman’s 107th birthday. Louise Franks, a patient in the King Edward VII Hospital’s long term care unit, will mark the day next Monday. Capri Smith, the unit’s activities supervisor, and her team ...

When Priscilla Tully started planning her 100th birthday party, she knew exactly where she wanted it to be — Bermuda. The Middlebury, Vermont resident has been coming here at least once a year since 1975. “The location keeps me coming back and people...

It’s not easy being born on February 29. Lucas Amaral, a leap-year baby, is eight years old today, but it is only the second time he has celebrated on the right day. The Warwick Academy pupil said: “I’m a two-year-old trapped in an eight-year-old’s ...

A man known for his love of the island’s signature colour of pink has notched up a century. Harold Smith was joined by more than 100 family members and friends at a 100th birthday party held at the Bermuda Industrial Union last Friday. The event, a...

A cancer survivor of eight years made 50 donations last month to celebrate both his 50th birthday and a near decade of cancer-free health. Nigel Richardson, from Pembroke, said that he felt “blessed” to celebrate his golden anniversary on August 3. H...

A 100-year-old woman celebrated her century with a gathering of relatives from around the world. More than 120 people turned up to mark former beautician Eula Hill’s milestone, from as far afield as Switzerland. Ms Hill’s daughter, Shari Hill-Smith, ...

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...