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A former Progressive Labour Party senator was remembered as “the definition of the saying that if you want to get something done, give it to a busy man”. Raymond Tannock, a businessman whose public service ranged from the Kiwanis Club to chairman of ...

A North Hamilton businessman with a flair for clothing styles became a “fashion inspiration” for events such as the Miss Bermuda pageant and fashion festivals. Antwon Kent’s Zig Zag Boutique, which he owned from 1994, sold a range of clothing and ser...

A champion for Bermuda’s intellectually disabled helped found a home for people with mental challenges to live with dignity. Ellen Douglas, who opened Hope Homes in 1982, also volunteered for the homeless in Bermuda. The education therapist was recog...

Environmental crusader, broadcaster and one-time independent MP Stuart Hayward was also dedicated to his community, his wife said. “One of the things that I admired most about Stuart was that he was a man of action,” Jamie Bacon told The Royal Gazett...

An American-born reinsurance mogul in Bermuda was a maverick who left a teaching career for an emerging business field that helped put the island on the map for international business. Steven Gluckstern and his friend Michael Palm revolutionised the ...

Olga Scott, who championed a charity for at-risk young women, was a “kind and compassionate woman” who “exemplified the very essence of public service”, according to David Burt, the Premier. Mr Burt paid tribute at the weekend to Mrs Scott, the wife ...

A former common councillor for the City of Hamilton was also a musician, activist and “unsung hero” who gave of his time to help seniors. John Holdipp III became one of nine Hamilton councillors in November 2013, under the “Team Hamilton” administrat...

George Lamming, the Barbadian novelist, has died only five days short of his 95th birthday. A towering figure in Caribbean letters and fierce proponent of regional unity, his work was part and parcel of other writers from the colonial and postcolonia...

Colleagues and friends paid tribute to “broadcasting legend” Everest DeCosta, who passed away this week. Mr DeCosta, who was fondly known as “the Silver Fox” and “EDC”, worked in broadcasting for more than 60 years before retiring from the Bermuda B...

Some 30-plus years ago, I had to pass a few tests when I was introduced to two strong Bailey’s Bay women. Both of whom were taller than me. Even before I got to sit down, I was asked some pertinent questions. Mother: “So, where are you from, youn...

A charitable driving force who preferred working behind the scenes was the inspiration behind a major Warwick Academy fundraiser that ran more than 50 years. Pamela Kempe, who came to Bermuda from the United States in 1949 to open a new nursery schoo...

A former executive director of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce was among the founders and later the manager of a hugely popular crafts centre at the West End. Audrey Brackstone came from Bartlett, a small town in the White Mountains of New Hampshire,...