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Seniors enjoyed a day at the races at a special sports day. Residents from 17 care homes gathered at the Lorraine Rest Home in Warwick to take part in events that included an egg-and-spoon race and a wheelchair race on Thursday. Pupils from primary a...

When Faith Tatem divorced at 37 she was certain she would one day remarry. She was in for a long wait. It wasn’t until 69 that she tied the knot for the second time. She met Neville Tatem on a bus travelling from town to Somerset. “You have to be i...

A former reporter for The Royal Gazette celebrated her century with a party at brunch at the Fairmont Southampton on Sunday. Renée Barton travelled by limousine from her home at Hungry Bay in Paget to the hotel for the party in the Jasmine Room. Her ...

Fifty per cent of all people over the age of 65 have trouble sleeping — are you one of them? In my twenties I remember buying a gag gift for an uncle who was having trouble sleeping. The label on the box read “Sleep Assistance Programme”; when we op...

There’s a silver lining to everything, possibly even cancer. Elaine Ritchie has learnt to appreciate every single day that comes along. “Everything seems to be brighter,” said the 73-year-old whose oesophagus cancer went into remission 12 years ago....

The sound of the ten women hollering was remarkable.All senior citizens, they had decided to go to the Ag Show together to see what judges thought of their box garden filled with broccoli, kale, lettuce and green onions. The screams came when they sp...

Families who are unable to provide basic items could be susceptible to cuckooing, a charity said. Family Centre said many families do not have the support needed, and as a result, they may be susceptible and tempted by offerings from ill-gotten means...

Friends call him “Tycoon Tucker”. Dennis Tucker got the nickname in the 1970s from the late Alma “Champ” Hunt. The cricketer, widely regarded as one of Bermuda’s greatest, was a frequent visitor to Sonesta Beach Hotel where Mr Tucker worked for almo...

Bermuda’s seniors are being invited to put pen to paper as part of a writing workshop, organised by the Bermuda National Library. The second annual Senior Citizens Workshop series, held in partnership with the Department of Community and Cultural Aff...

Gloria Frederick has never played a round of golf in her life, but don’t tell her she’s not an expert on the game. When she can’t travel to tournaments, she’s watching on television. Sunday was a very good day. She sat glued to the television as her ...

Colleagues teased mason contractor Headley Stephenson when he first formed his own company. “They said we remember you were wearing sneakers when you stepped off the plane,” said Mr Stephenson, who came to Bermuda from Jamaica in 1969. “In those day...

Joan Vanputten pledged to do her best and serve others as a Girl Guide at 15. Now, aged 80, she insists she “still lives by the words” she uttered at the Salvation Army’s Second Excelsior Girl Guide Company’s weekly meetings. “The Salvation Army had ...