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The No Trump bid at bridge is often at the centre of many bidding sequences — in most cases it is a very exact and descriptive bid and as a result should hand over “captaincy” of the auction to your partner. For instance, when you open 1NT you tell ...

When I arrived in Bermuda in late 1983, Quinton Edness was Minister for Works and Housing. I had given one of my new Bermudian colleagues at The Royal Gazette a lift home and gratefully accepted an offer of a cup of tea in payment from her mom. And t...

The summer before last, my family spent two weeks investigating Norway, and I can say with some certainty that we do not want more Norwegians coming to the United States. For starters, they are just too darned good-looking. The middle-aged hostesses ...

Model Sophie Fraser-Smith died tragically last summer, but her memory lives on in the London fashion world. The Sophie Fraser-Smith Models Model Award is now part of the annual Top Model Worldwide competition. It will be given to the finalist most no...

A makeover for Hamilton’s Union Street has been welcomed by businesses in the area. The job covers only the western edge of the block across from the Bermuda Industrial Union, but the commitment was welcomed by consultant Leon O’Brien, who said the a...

There are quite a few fortified wines available. By this I mean that distilled spirits, (mostly grape brandy), are added to bring the alcohol level up to 20 per cent or thereabouts. Well-known examples are port and sherry, but madeira and marsala s...

The Bermuda Police Service is appealing for help locating a reported stolen car. The vehicle, a grey Peugeot 307 with the licence plate number 47913, was apparently last seen around 8.20pm on Monday, in the parking lot of Serpentine Liquors on Serpen...

An Australian businessman has apologised “unreservedly” for false accusations he made against the former executive director of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission. Tibor Vertes, presented as one of a “very esteemed” panel of speakers at a Progressiv...

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Bermuda’s branch of the St John Ambulance Brigade is back on a firm footing after years of financial struggles, the charity has said. Justin Williams, St John commander and chairman of the medical charity, added that recruitment had been “on the up” ...