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Popular St George’s resident Neville Swainson, known as Chop-Chop, has died at the age of 84. Opposition leader Jeanne Atherden said Mr Swainson was a popular figure from her childhood in the East End, when he worked in her father’s packing business....

There is “no need to be concerned” about the island’s ongoing push to regain the printing of Bermuda passports from the British Government, home affairs minister Walton Brown told Parliament. “We do believe we will make progress — it’s time consuming...

Ronald Lightbourne, an artist, activist and teacher, who died on Tuesday, was yesterday hailed as Bermuda’s “renaissance man”. An accomplished piano and trumpet player, Mr Lightbourne, who was 71, performed with top island artists in the heyday of Be...

A family said they were in shock yesterday after they were given six months to quit the land they have farmed for more than 50 years. However Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said he was open to discuss the matter. Richar...

Ronald Lightbourne, a local teacher, author and musician, was named yesterday as the 71-year-old man found dead on Tuesday in Warwick. A proficient jazz musician, Mr Lightbourne was also an author who reviewed shows for The Royal Gazette. Police said...

Daredevil, evangelist and motorcycle stuntman Cyril “Big” Smith has died at the age of 75. David Jones Sr, the founder and former president of the Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club, said Mr Smith was “one of Bermuda’s greatest stuntmen”. Mr Jones added ...

The last three horses left homeless by the closure of a riding school were flown last night to a new future overseas. The animals were transported free of charge by EquiJet, a specialist in horse transportation by air, who worked closely with the Ber...

Local artists will be given a promotional boost this summer with a weekly series of performances at White’s Island in Hamilton Harbour. The Thursday night shows, which start on July 5, will headline a rotating schedule of Bermudian musicians. The Mad...

Constance Dierman, the new United States Consul General, met today with Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs. Ms Dierman, who took the position on June 14, is a former deputy assistant secretary at the Sta...

A private school is to start a $6 million expansion programme this summer to widen its curriculum. Somersfield Academy aims to provide the full International Baccalaureate at the school, which was founded as a Montessori school in 1991. Carlos Symon...