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Anthony Manders, who died yesterday, was remembered by government colleagues as a skilled Financial Secretary in difficult times.
His work included helping the Cabinet to steady an economy devastated by the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Manders, an ou...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A firebrand school principal in the United States whose tough love approach to pupils inspired the film Lean on Me has died.
Joe Louis Clark was 83.
Mr Clark’s link to Bermuda came through daughter Hazel Clark, a former Olympian and director of sport...
DATE: Jan 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A martial arts master, champion bodybuilder and proponent of Zen Buddhism has died.
Burnell Williams, who also went by the name Burnell Muhammad, was 86.
Mr Williams, a former Mr Bermuda bodybuilder, was the founder of the Jujitsu Club of Bermuda in...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A doctor and teacher who was the first black medical director at the island’s hospital has died.
Ronald Lightbourne was 84.
The father of three, who finished medical school at Loma Linda University in California in 1964, worked at Watts Health Centre...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A leading businessman and hotelier who helped to steer the 2017 America’s Cup success has died.
Philip Akeroyd, the owner of the Inverurie Executive Suites hotel on Harbour Road in Paget, was 70.
Mr Akeroyd served as deputy chairman of the West End ...
DATE: Oct 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A pioneer traffic police officer from the first days of radar speed traps on the roads has died.
Former Sergeant Thomas “Mike” Kelly, who died last month, aged 87, earned the nickname “Yorkie” along with two members of his team, all of whom originall...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer