Bermudians of the Year

Bermudians of the Year: Dr Gina Spence-Virgil

For thirty-five years, Dr Gina Spence-Virgil, 62, has used her own life experiences to find solutions to Bermuda’s community needs. Founder of Gina Spence Productions in 1991, she supports performance artists with big dreams but little funds: scho...

Bermudians of the Year

Erica Smith: Champion of Small Business

Erica Smith, executive director of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) since 2014, and her team already dedicated their working life to helping entrepreneurs and small businesses succeed by offering workshops, one-to-one advice, incub...

Bermudians of the Year

Bermudian of the Year: Christie Hunter Arscott

Christie Hunter Arscott has devoted her career to helping women achieve their best by giving them the tools to become strong leaders and see risk as an opportunity to be seized, not avoided.The author, advisor and speaker, 38, who was one of the firs...

Bermudians of the Year

Bermudian of the Year: Patrina O’Connor-Paynter

Running Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda (BBBS) is not a job, it’s a vocation, and it’s one that Patrina O’Connor-Paynter, 47, was meant to do. “It was aligned,” she says. “I saw it [in the paper] and it was a job for BBBS. Sometimes you’re lookin...


Bermudians of the Year

Bermudian of the Year: Dr Carika Weldon

Geneticist and entrepreneur Dr Carika Weldon was "shocked and very amazed" to be named a Bermudian of the Year—but anyone hearing her speak about her work would not be.Dr Weldon radiates enthusiasm and, aged just 33, has already completed a PhD in bi...