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An artist and author who lived in Bermuda for decades and whose chronicles of her childhood became bestsellers in her homeland of Canada has died. Molly Critchley was 93. Ms Critchley, born and raised in Nova Scotia, lived for three decades in Bermud...

Dear Sir, Tony Astarita passed away last week. Most people in Bermuda would not recognise that name, but anyone who frequented the Little Venice Restaurant over the past 35 years would recognise the name “Crazy Tony”. Tony was not just a waiter for t...

A celebrated Little Venice waiter, famous for regaling customers for decades with singing and practical jokes, has died at 64. Originally from Modena, the northern Italian city famous for its sports cars, Antonino Astarita became known to generations...

A former chief inspector in the Bermuda Police Service dubbed a “legend” by colleagues has died. Gerald James, known as Gerry, was 87. Mr James joined what was then the Bermuda Police Force in 1960 and served in roles including Pembroke Parish Consta...

Bermuda has lost a “legend” with the passing of former bar owner Ronald Thorne last week. Mr Thorne, who was the owner of the now defunct Salt Rock Grill in Somerset, died suddenly after falling ill in the Somerset Country Squire last Tuesday aftern...

A former independent senator and long-serving chairwoman of the Public Service Commission, Jeanette Cannonier, has died, aged 76. David Burt, the Premier, yesterday expressed his condolences to Ms Cannonier’s family. He said that Ms Cannonier had se...

Billionaire part-time Bermuda resident Ross Perot, who died last week, was buried yesterday in his home town in Texas. A service to mark the life of Mr Perot was held at Highland Park Methodist Church after his burial. Ross Perot Jr said yesterday t...

Ross Perot, a billionaire part-time Bermuda resident and maverick former US presidential candidate, died yesterday at home in Dallas, Texas. Mr Perot, who had leukaemia diagnosed five months ago, was 89. He first visited the island in 1957 with his w...

A “born journalist” who spent decades at The Royal Gazette has died, aged 65. Kyle Hunter, whose career with the Gazette began in 1974 and spanned news, sports and photography, died at home in St George’s on Friday surrounded by his loved ones. He re...

A tenpin bowling pioneer who headed the first office of Parliamentary Registrar after it separated from the Registrar General has died, aged 83. Lionel Dowling traced his bowling career back to 1962 and led the sport in Bermuda as an administrator fo...

The wife of a former Governor of Bermuda has been praised for her support for charity on the island. Jennifer Masefield, who died in April, aged 79, the wife of former governor Thorold Masefield, was given a service of remembrance last week at St Sav...

Tributes have been paid to a beloved receptionist at the Cabinet Office, who has died, aged 69. David Burt said in the House of Assembly on Friday that Beunice Crockwell’s spirit would “brighten even that place”. The Premier told MPs: “She was kind t...