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Hard work has paid off for 17-year-old Matthew Brady as the honour roll Mount St Agnes senior prepares for college abroad on a scholarship. “I have a life path, and it probably comes from my parents,” Matthew told The Royal Gazette. “If you put in th...

The Bermuda Pilot Gig Club is preparing to hold a parade of maritime vessels to mark the 100th anniversary of the first ship to sail through Town Cut in St George’s. The Norwegian cargo ship SS Admiralen, under pilot James Griffiths, became the first...

Recently released documents have revealed details of the 1979 Constitutional Conference, which eventually led to the abolition of the expatriate vote in Bermuda. The conference, held at Warwick Camp, came as a result of the 1977 riots and the subsequ...

The Duke of Windsor’s decision to abdicate 80 years ago shook the foundations of the British monarchy and its consequences stretched around the globe. But, today, almost eight decades to the days since his abdication, only the most avid historians wo...

The death of a dictator, not his final memorial, is — and should be — a happy occasion for the people who have suffered his rule. It is why no one should celebrate the life of Fidel Castro, who was finally laid to rest on Sunday. Instead, we should m...

Dear Sir, Your editorial “Nothing peaceful about forcibly denying access” on Saturday was excellent and to the point. The title really said it all. There is, however, an important link to the unlawful protest last week against the proposed new airpor...

Clarence Maxwell came upon his area of expertise “by accident”. While studying West Indian history at the University of Warwick, the subject opened up for the historian, now a leading expert in the early slavery period. He might also say he was pus...

The illustrious history of the Berkeley Institute is now on show, courtesy of the school’s class of 1963, who have handed over their three-year labour of love as a testament to its legacy. The documentary, Respice Finem, traces Berkeley’s history fro...

There was a time that if you needed an antique clock fixed, Arthur R. Tatem was your man. He spent 37 years repairing timepieces and machines with NCR Bermuda. When he retired in 1995, he found it difficult to give up the work. “I felt I was doing no...

Today marks a special occasion for one of the East End’s greatest landmarks, Fort St Catherine. Usually open on weekdays only, the fort is taking visitors from 10am. The iconic fortification in St George’s, which was first established in the early ye...

In a quiet corner of St John’s cemetery in Pembroke, looking down over the church, is the final resting place of Leading Aircraft Woman Daisy Vallis — the only Bermudian servicewoman to have died in war service. Ms Vallis was just 28 years old and se...

Archaeologists have conducted a small excavation on the site of the new hotel in St George’s to ensure that historical artefacts are not disturbed during the project. The site of the development is believed to be close to the spot where the Sea Ventu...