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A history teacher and author of a groundbreaking book that helped lift the lid on slavery in Bermuda has died. James E Smith was 82. The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs said Mr Smith wrote “extensively about slavery and the fight for Bla...

An online condolence book has been set up for people to pay tribute to a former government senator and Bermuda Industrial Union veteran. LaVerne Furbert was 74 when she died last month. The Cabinet Office announced today that the condolence book was ...

An “ardent advocate” for Bermuda who ran the island’s tourism office in London for decades has died. Sheelagh Greene was 93. Ms Greene was the daughter of a judge, Maurice Greene, who served in what was then Britain’s Colonial Service. His job took t...

An American actor famed for his portrayal of writer and humorist Mark Twain was yesterday praised by a Bermudian actor who tackled the same role. Hal Holbrook – who portrayed Mark Twain, a regular visitor to Bermuda, on stage for more than six decade...

An Oscar-winning film star who spent several months treading the boards in Bermuda has died. Christopher Plummer was 91. Mr Plummer gained worldwide fame after starring in The Sound of Music opposite Julie Andrews in 1965. But before Hollywood fame, ...

A champion for Bermuda’s bus drivers and women in the labour movement has died. Kathy Landy was 66. Ms Landy, who headed the Bermuda Industrial Union’s bus operators and allied workers division, was also remembered by BIU colleagues as a supporter of...

The “Calypso King” whose fame as an entertainer helped turn the island’s tourism industry into a powerhouse has died. Stan “Lord Necktie” Seymour was 92. Mr Seymour performed alongside top names in Bermuda music such as Hubert Smith and the Coral Isl...

A man who delighted generations of Bermudian youngsters as the island’s Santa Claus on TV has died overseas. Keith Hart, an advertising executive, was also a broadcaster on ZBM and appeared as Mysterio the Magician as a stage act. The children’s ente...

LaVerne Furbert, a former government senator and stalwart of the Bermuda Industrial Union, has died. Ms Furbert was 74. David Burt, the Premier, yesterday led tributes to Ms Furbert and offered condolences to her family. Mr Burt said she was the “ver...

Another hotelier from the old Sonesta Beach resort has died just ten days after former manager David Boyd. Charles Popper, who preceded Mr Boyd in the job, was 85. Mr Popper, originally from the US, devoted much of his career to the Sonesta hotel ch...

The family of Financial Secretary Anthony “Porky” Manders were joined by Bermuda’s leaders in paying tribute to the long-time senior civil servant who was laid to rest today. Jamori Manders, the youngest of his three sons, said that he respected h...

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary captain of a disaster relief ship that delivered life-saving hurricane aid to the Caribbean has died. Rob Anders was 49. Captain Anders, who skippered RFA Mounts Bay over a three-year deployment to the Caribbean, was appoin...