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Tributes were paid today to one of the island’s top pianists who died last month. Norma Brown-Raynor, 92, was “a highly sought after pianist who added key rhythms to the Aldano Sextette Band”, according to Dale Butler, a music historian and former go...

The Progressive Labour Party has paid tribute to former Presiding Elder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bermuda, the Reverend Malcolm Eve. A spokesman for the Party said: "The PLP joins with the AME Church in sadness. “As pastor at both ...

The family of the late jazz drummer Clarence “Tootsie” Bean was hit with a double tragedy with the death of his wife, Stella. The Bermuda Entertainment Union offered condolences to the Bean family after the death of Ms Bean, 91, just four days after ...

The Reverend Malcolm Eve 1934-2021 A former presiding elder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bermuda and pastor of Bethel AME Church in Shelly Bay has died. The Reverend Malcolm Eve was 86. Mr Eve was a champion of traditional values...

Wil Weber: 1941-2021 An engineer whose innovations transformed the island’s soft drinks industry has died. Wil Weber was 78. Mr Weber, who was born in Chicago, had a 55-year career in a family industry – his great-grandfather, Phillip Weber, mov...

A veteran with a love of stage comedy who was decorated for injuries in the line of duty has died at 90. Originally from Wales, Don Jolliffe moved to Bermuda in 1961. His skills as an engineer and plumber, which found him a host of jobs in the Royal ...

A pastor, women’s advocate and former United Bermuda Party Cabinet minister and senator has died at 75. Yvette Swan, who worked as an optometrist at the Bermuda Optical Company, was a champion for the disadvantaged, according to Cole Simons, the Lead...

The work of our beloved member Yvette Swan was tireless, determined and persistent as she continued to make a difference in the lives of women and girls. A retired optometrist, she was born in Jamaica then moved with her husband, Malcolm, in 1970 to ...

Clarence “Tootsie” Bean 1930-2021 A top Bermudian jazz drummer, an international performer who was integral to the island’s music heydays, has died at 90. Clarence “Tootsie” Bean was revered among Bermuda’s musicians, many of whom he mentored. H...

Faith Burgess-Clarke 1929-2021 Bermuda’s first chiropractor who “broke barriers” as a Black woman in the field has died at 92. Faith Burgess-Clarke also served in the Adult Education Society and the Professional Women’s Club. Deeply religious an...

Police and Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers held a minute’s silence in memory of Prince Philip, whose funeral took place on Saturday. Officers stood with their heads bowed with car emergency lights flashing outside the Hamilton Police Station on Satu...

Sally Gibbons 1940-2021 An artist and teacher whose love of flowers beautified Holy Trinity Church in Hamilton Parish has died at 80. Sally Gibbons, widow of the former government minister Leonard Gibbons, was also head of the secondary departme...