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A dogged independent electoral candidate, singer and activist hailed as a “soldier for the common man” has died at 75. David W. Burch was honoured in 2015 by Atlantic Publishing House run by former minister Dale Butler, who called him “a strong-wille...

A former senior Anglican priest who was paralysed as a result of a fall last summer has died. Norman Lynas, the former Canon Residentiary at the Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton, fell down a set of steps in Bermuda last July. He was later airlifted to ...

A lifelong farmer from the West End who carried on a proud family tradition of living off the land has died at 85. Richard Bascome was a dairy farmer who tended Westover Farm in Sandys. He recalled delivering milk as a child with his father, also Ric...

The flag in the grounds of Cabinet Office was at half mast today in remembrance of Kenneth Richardson, Bermuda’s first Black Secretary to the Cabinet. “On behalf of the Government and people of Bermuda, we extend our sincere condolences to Brenda Ric...

An actor, singer and stage prop maker who was beloved by the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society has died. Paul Maccoy, an insurance executive for the firm Freisenbruch-Meyer, was 63. Mr Maccoy was admired by friends at the BMDS as a larger than lif...

A founding member and former president of the Bermuda Zoological Society who steered the finances of the Aquarium has died at 92. An avid golfer, Eric Clee also served as president of Hamilton Rotary Club in the 1990s, as well as the Probus Club, whi...

A “warrior for Bermuda” was mourned yesterday in the House of Assembly. Jan Martin, a founding member of the pressure group Move Bermuda, died this week aged 59. David Burt, the Premier, said Ms Martin was a “Progressive Labour Party stalwart”. Move ...

A chef, West End restaurant owner and pillar of the Somerset community has died at 58. Donald Hassell, proprietor of the Somerset Country Squire at Mangrove Bay, was a “brilliant, kind, generous and friendly man who exemplified everything that hospit...

Bermuda’s legal community paid tribute to former Chief Justice, the late Sir Austin Ward, who died in his native Barbados last month at the age of 85. In a special online hearing held on Friday, Sir Christopher Clarke, President of the Court of Appea...

A veteran ZBM cameraman and news gatherer has died. Arnold Landy II was 62. Mr Landy was also known for his work as a carpenter and was a keen fisherman. Tari Trott, a ZBM news anchor, reported on Thursday night that he and his colleagues were “dev...

A psychological counsellor who fought a lifelong battle with cancer has died. Leslie Ann White was 48. She also ran a successful bookstore, the Literate Lizard, with her daughter Jordyn, 17, in the city of Sedona, Arizona. Ms White, also an author, ...

Tributes have been paid to limbo dancing legend Kenneth “Kenny” Bean Jr, who died on Saturday. The Bermuda Entertainment Union said Mr Bean was Bermuda’s first limbo dancer and also founded a number of nightclubs. The BEU said Mr Bean was also a co...