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A love of swimming and loquats were credited as the secrets to a long life as a woman celebrated her 105th birthday. Myrtle Edness notched up the milestone on Wednesday and said that fresh fruit and regular dips in the sea had kept her healthy. Ms Ed...

Cup Match will be held in St George’s this year, but seniors will gate a taste of the event in Somerset days before the first over. The third annual Tee’l Pre-Cup Match and Emancipation Day tea for seniors will be held at Somerset Cricket Club on Jul...

This week I am going to tackle a topic that some might argue I am not old enough to write about — the psychology of ageing. My response to this would be: “Of course I am, I’ve got 55 years of experience!” Ironically this one statement neatly sums up ...

In his younger years “Ted” Cowen would fly up the 185 steps of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse. It was something he did frequently. His father, Rudolph, was the lighthouse keeper and would send him to grab a tool needed for machinery work — sometimes four or ...

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, ...

A charter of rights for seniors is a “landmark achievement” for Bermuda, the Premier said yesterday. David Burt said: “Three overachieving themes drive the charter we have signed today — dignity, rights and responsibilities. “As a society, we should...

In her eighties, Myrtle Durham took on a cause: a bus stop in her neighbourhood in Smith’s. Trash was a problem as was the foliage, which was frequently overgrown. “I was cutting the bushes otherwise if you sit down on the bench that is there, the bu...

Do you have a wellness box in your house? What is a wellness box and why would you want one? Good question. I just invented the idea — or least it appears I might have. Let me explain. This past spring, the strong healthy girl who almost never gets...

Legislation to increase the mandatory retirement age for some civil servants has been tabled in the House of Assembly. The Public Service Superannuation Amendment Act 2019 would, if approved, change the compulsory retirement age from 65 to 68 for som...

Sandra Warner didn’t understand why Amir X was asking her to model for his show. Granted, the fashion designer was her cousin but ... she was 70 — and had never been on the runway before. “I said: ‘Me? You got old people in your fashion show?’ He s...

It was Shakespeare who first observed “all the world’s a stage” in his play As You Like It. I wonder what he would have made of Twitter and other social media platforms? Would he have written sonnets to be performed for Facebook Live, or contented h...

Debbie Masters trained horses for much of her life, she never expected a Brazilian mastiff would get the best of her. But one day, during training, nine-month-old 130lb Athena, a dog she got from a dog warden, was full of energy and knocked her over....