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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 ...

Mike Rickards celebrated his 70th birthday by running 13.3 miles up a mountain. He’s not entirely pleased with his efforts; it took him just over six hours to reach the summit. “The lack of oxygen was my main problem,” he said of his attempt at Pikes...

Daniel Mannus’s living room is filled with photos — of his daughter, two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. The pictures are poignant because he once thought he might never have a family. “My wife Elaine and I had been trying for years and it...

Lefroy House, the seniors home in Sandys, is not expected to be relocated “in the near future”, according to the Ministry of Health. The move, which came up in the House of Assembly last week, will go to its design and requirements phase in the 2019-...

A home for seniors in the West End that suffered major damage in a 2003 hurricane is to close. The House of Assembly was told on Monday that Lefroy House would move from Ireland Island in Sandys to a new location in the Rockaway area of Southampton. ...

If you are approaching the age of 60, it is normal for thoughts of retirement to start occupying your mind. For some people, the last five years of work seem like an eternity as they count the days and months until they are “free”. For others, not ...

Robert Peets still remembers the first bathroom he tiled. He was 17, and his father, mason Ernest Peets, an exacting teacher, came in, rubbed his hand over the tiles, then walked away offering no criticism or advice. “From there I knew I could proba...

Charles Lloyd Tucker has been dead for almost half a century but his art still hangs on the wall of his studio in Hamilton Parish, and his easel is in a corner. His widow, Theresa, lovingly tends it all, carefully opening doors to allow air in when ...

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 ...

Seniors will be treated to a free class on internet safety today in Hamilton. The Department of ICT Policy and Innovation is hosting the information session from 10am to 2.30pm at the St Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church Centennial Hall. The ev...

Jonathan Brewin, the director of Age Concern Bermuda and chairman of its audit and risk committee, is taking some risks of his own in support of seniors. Mr Brewin sets off on Friday with his son, Somers, to take on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highes...