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Preparation for the demolition of historic Albert Row near the entrance to Dockyard has started. A spokesman for the West End Development Corporation, the owners, said: “The work taking place is the removal of asbestos in preparation for the eventual...

The US Congress last week hailed the 150th anniversary of a former Bermuda barber who became the first black person to win a seat in the US House of Representatives. Joseph Rainey – who ran a barber shop in St George’s – became a member of the US Hou...

A special commission into historic land losses heard yesterday that an inquiry into how some friendly societies ended up in private hands was needed. Michael Bradshaw, the president of the Bermuda Friendly Societies Association, told the Commission ...

The Bermuda National Trust has highlighted the history of its headquarters in a new book. Waterville, The Story of a House, Its People & Its Contents was released as the trust marks the building’s 50th anniversary as its nerve centre. The Grade 1...

The descendants of a man forced to sell his property in Tucker’s Town told a Commission of Inquiry into historic land losses that he was not paid for all of the land bought by compulsory purchase. Joann Adams told the Commission that her great grandf...

Access to a historic black cemetery in the Town of St George has been improved as part of a collaborative effort between multiple organisations. A new pathway into the slave and free black portion of St Peter’s cemetery was officially unveiled yester...

The grandchildren of a woman who sold land to the Government under a compulsory purchase order to create the playing field of Francis Patton School said she lost access to other land as a result. Charles and Carol Clarke, a brother and sister, were ...

A Bermudian historian said the compulsory purchase of land in Tucker’s Town could be branded a land grab despite the creation of laws to allow it. Theodore Francis told the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses yesterday that the island’s p...

About 200 vintage and customised cars and bikes took part in a motorcade yesterday as part an Enthusiast Ride and Show to raise cash for good causes. The event, organised by Bermuda Charge, was set up to showcase Bermuda’s motoring culture by bringin...

A search is under way to find the closest surviving relative of a Second World War veteran from Bermuda who features in a wartime photo album. Donald E. Henderson, from Somerset, was aged just 22 and believed to be serving in the British Royal Navy w...

The construction of a Second World War US base in St David’s was crucial to protect the island’s interests as well as those of the Allies, a Canadian historian has said. Duncan McDowall, speaking to the Commission of Inquiry on historical loss of lan...

A Canadian historian said yesterday the development of Tucker’s Town for tourism was a “lynchpin” in the growth of the sector. Duncan McDowall, who appeared for a second time at the Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate the historic loss of lan...