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A world-renowned sailor, builder of boats and frequent caller on Bermuda was recalled by friends for his motto in life: “Never be afraid to be terrified.” Paul Erling Johnson, famed for crossing the Atlantic alone in a sailboat at 16, died last month...

An innovative former head of diagnostic imaging at Bermuda’s hospital has been recalled by colleagues as meticulous and pioneering in a developing field of medicine. Adrian “George” Ringer was a “trailblazer” for diagnostic imaging at King Edward VII...

Janice Hollis (1941-2021) A devoted medical social worker instrumental in founding the hospital’s home care service for seniors has died at 79. Tributes came from across the island’s medical community for Janice Hollis, who retired from Bermuda ...

A calypso artist from an era when the upbeat Trinidadian music was the soundtrack of Bermuda tourism has died. Reuben McCoy was 83. Mr McCoy – nicknamed Lord Flea – was a popular calypso singer whose recordings included albums such as Bermuda Calling...

A veteran soldier and photographer whose images record the history of the Royal Bermuda Regiment has died. Sergeant Kenneth Byron was 64. Lieutenant-Colonel Ben Beasley, the RBR’s Commanding Officer, said that even though Sgt Byron spent much of his...

An advocate for the arts and a “driving force” in the founding of the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation has died aged 85. Stanley Chetkowski also helped launch the Bermuda Film Festival in 1997, and served as treasurer of the Bermuda Festival of the P...

Tributes were paid today to one of the island’s top pianists who died last month. Norma Brown-Raynor, 92, was “a highly sought after pianist who added key rhythms to the Aldano Sextette Band”, according to Dale Butler, a music historian and former go...

The Reverend Malcolm Eve 1934-2021 A former presiding elder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bermuda and pastor of Bethel AME Church in Shelly Bay has died. The Reverend Malcolm Eve was 86. Mr Eve was a champion of traditional values...

Wil Weber: 1941-2021 An engineer whose innovations transformed the island’s soft drinks industry has died. Wil Weber was 78. Mr Weber, who was born in Chicago, had a 55-year career in a family industry – his great-grandfather, Phillip Weber, mov...

A pastor, women’s advocate and former United Bermuda Party Cabinet minister and senator has died at 75. Yvette Swan, who worked as an optometrist at the Bermuda Optical Company, was a champion for the disadvantaged, according to Cole Simons, the Lead...