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A champion of Bermuda sailing who kept the Spirit of Bermuda training sloop shipshape and Bristol fashion was yesterday saluted by the charity that operates the vessel. Andy Burnett-Herkes, who died this month, proved integral to the running of the S...

A humanitarian who opened her home to offer meals and friendship to people in need was to be as a mother to the community. The family of Kathleen Ford, who died in June, said she was known as “Ma”. Ms Ford, from a humble childhood in Southampton, the...

A decorated police superintendent who seized the initiative during a march by workers through Hamilton during the General Strike of 1981 was praised for his calm in a crisis. Campbell Simons, who has died aged 78, was also an “outstanding” sportsman ...

A mother who channelled her grief into activism after losing her son to gun violence has died at 70. Marilyn Outerbridge’s 34-year-old son Haile was murdered in a neighbourhood shop alongside his friend Ricco Furbert, 25, in a January 2013 double sho...

An “angel that came to share and teach” was a driven artist, humanitarian and inventor, friends have said. Dennis Joaquin’s creations ranged from puppets to portrait paintings and murals, often featuring nature and undersea scenes, that decorated wal...

A band leader dubbed “Mr Entertainment” for his ability to enthral audiences was hailed as an ambassador for the island. Ted Ming was a founder of the Bermuda Strollers, a group with sufficient international prestige to be bankrolled by the Departmen...

A female Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier who was one of the few women to reach the senior Non-Commissioned Officer rank of Warrant Officer has died. Dorothy Nisbett, who was 61 and a mother of three, died suddenly at the weekend after a lifetime of s...

The island’s first Black female president of the Bermuda Bar Association has been recalled as a compassionate and driven family lawyer. Ross Smith, husband of Karen Williams-Smith, said yesterday: “Her focus was on her family, starting with her two d...

An insurance company chief executive who built his firm into a major player discovered his calling after he landed a job at the island’s weather service. John Sainsbury became chief executive officer and managing director of the Argus Group in 1981 ...

Kingsley Francis 1937-2021 A regular independent candidate for Parliament who threw his hat into the ring at several General Elections has died. Kingsley Francis was 84. Mr Francis also studied law and was a keen observer of a variety of court c...