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Dear Sir, My late wife and I were thankful for the friendship of the late Mr and Mrs Ira Philip. They were always involved in progressive programmes and endeavours throughout their lives, despite rearing a large family of high achievers. Mr Philip wa...

Respects will be paid today to teacher and sportsman Ellsworth Christopher, who died last week at the age of 78. Nadine Henry, president of Devonshire Recreation Club, said its former president Mr Christopher was “everything to the club, and Devonshi...

Sir John Swan said former American First Lady Barbara Bush was a “standard bearer”. The former premier was speaking after Ms Bush, the wife of former President George H.W. Bush, died on Tuesday aged 92. Sir John said: “She was a very special lady. Sh...

An Official Book of Condolence will be available for signing in tribute to Ira Philip. People can sign the book at the Cabinet Office tomorrow, next Monday and next Tuesday, from 9.30pm until 4pm. Mr Philip was a journalist for numerous publications ...

Top British broadcaster Moira Stuart paid tribute to veteran journalist Ira Philip for his passion for social justice yesterday. Ms Stuart, the granddaughter of Bermuda politician and trade unionist E.F. Gordon, issued a statement on behalf of her fa...

Ira Philip helped spread the word about the good work of local Freemasons, according to the organisation. The Freemasons’ Fund For Bermuda today paid tribute to the veteran journalist who died this week, aged 92. Mr Philip was a frequent champion of ...

Journalist and writer Ira Philip, born in 1925, set out as a reporter in the 1940s in an era of rigid segregation. He covered Bermuda’s march to civil rights and democracy, along with daily life, right into a new century. But his first published work...

Ira Philip, the former journalist, historian and Progressive Labour Party senator, has died, aged 92. Mr Philip became one of Bermuda’s most celebrated reporters and columnists during a career spanning seven decades and several news organisations. Bu...

On his 90th birthday: “I don’t have any political affiliations or leanings. I stand for equality, justice, fair play, freedom and honesty. “In varying degrees, the political parties here theorise on these things and to some extent they try to practis...

He was on the front line as history was made and his reports will ensure the events that shaped modern Bermuda will never be forgotten. Ira Philip’s articles for The Bermuda Recorder on the developments that helped change the face of the island are p...

Ira Philip was a newsman who eventually became part of the larger Bermudian story he covered for so many years. During a career that spanned almost seven decades, his journalistic beats encompassed everything from politics to sport, from cultural hi...

Wayne Jackson, who died last week, was remembered yesterday for his work to preserve green space in Bermuda for future generations. Mr Jackson was 79. He served as president of the Bermuda National Trust from 2002 to 2005. Bill Zuill, executive dire...