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Bermuda has lost a “groundbreaker”, “gentleman” and “all-round good character” with the passing of businessman Michael Smatt. Family members, friends and colleagues have been celebrating the life of the helicopter pilot and owner of Smatt’s Cycle Li...

Popular businessman Michael Adolph Smatt died on Monday at the age of 67. Mr Smatt was the owner of Smatt’s Cycle Livery, having taken over the business from his father Adolph during the 1980s. He was well-known for introducing helicopter tours to ...

A former senior Cabinet official and British Army Colonel Donald Ralph Pudney has died at the age of 88 after a battle with cancer. He died last Tuesday — six weeks after receiving his diagnosis. Mr Pudney moved to Bermuda in 1971 working across th...

A funeral service is to be held tomorrow for Andrea Burgess, a mother of three who had found a new life abroad after years of tragedy. Ms Burgess, who died suddenly from a brain haemorrhage on January 4 at the age of 55, had been visiting Bermuda fro...

Musician Mike Hind was lucky enough not only to have a face-to-face encounter with the great David Bowie but also to receive a compliment from him. Bowie and Iman went to see Jabulani Repertory Company’s production of Private Lives by Noel Coward at...

Peter and Silvia Bromby’s brief encounter with Mr Bowie came in the summer of 1997, as they drove along Cambridge Road. “My wife recognised him right away, he was walking with two other fellows each carrying a brown bag from the MarketPlace,” said sa...

Sandys MP Michael Scott said he was shocked and surprised to learn of the death of David Bowie, who he knew as a neighbour. Mr Scott, who once made Mr Bowie and his wife a traditional codfish breakfast, said: “He was always a fascinating artist, but ...

Christine Francisco said she was just 19 when she was hired to cook and clean for the Jones family, who had moved into a home on Cambridge Road. It was only after she agreed that she learnt the Jones family was actually David Bowie and his wife, Iman...

The world knew David Bowie as an iconic performer, but in Bermuda he was a loving husband, a fan of the arts and a welcoming neighbour. While he will be celebrated as one of the most influential musicians of all time, yesterday Bermudians fondly reca...

Masterworks curator Elise Outerbridge, below, will always remember the day David Bowie casually walked into the gallery, launching the first of many conversations between the two about art. “I remember sitting in our little gallery on Front Street an...

Elizabeth Schaefer was annoyed at having to work on a Saturday in her furniture store, but her day soon brightened up when she saw David Bowie and his wife Iman walk in. Ms Schaefer was owner and general manager of the store at the time which went b...

The flag outside Somerset Cricket Club flies at half-mast today in honour of late Cup Match star and honorary member Woodgate Simmons. Mr Simmons passed away at his Southampton residence last Thursday at the age of 96, leaving many to mourn the death...