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Wesley LeRoy “Bip” Tucker played a leading role in business and politics during the turbulent 1950s and 1960s. Bermuda’s leaders were coming under intense pressure from blacks — and the British Government — to abolish segregation and its outdated vot...

A team from Somersfield Academy has triumphed in an interschool maths competition. The six-strong squad from the Devonshire school beat Saltus Grammar School into second place. Mount St Agnes Academy and Warwick Academy came joint third, with Bermud...

An eel seen recently in Long Bay, Somerset, is not uncommon to Bermuda’s waters. Ian Walker, the principal curator at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo said the eel is nothing to worry about and that people should enjoy seeing it. The spotted ani...

Researchers have found lionfish grow faster and larger in Bermuda than elsewhere, but have greater challenges breeding. A newly published scientific paper, The life history characteristics of invasive lionfish in Bermuda, suggests the island’s cooler...

We have seen what we thought was unseeable,” the astronomer said, like someone who knows history’s ear is pressed against the door. He stood in the hushed attention of the room in Washington as he called up the image on the screen behind him. You kn...

A researcher has warned that tiny plastic fragments in Bermuda’s waters could have a huge impact on public health. Shane Antonition said: “The sources of microplastics in our waters are multifaceted. These can range from litter that originated from B...

Whale watchers were warned yesterday not to swim with the animals or let their boats get too close. Sarah Manuel, a government senior marine conservation officer, said: “Watching these majestic animals, spouting, breaching or swimming along slowly wi...

American scientists have predicted fewer hurricanes this season, but more major storms. Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science estimated 13 named storms and five hurricanes for this year. The average number of storms is 12.1 an...

With the upcoming launch of the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme in September 2019, Mathematics at Somersfield Academy has never been more exciting. The mathematics department has three teachers all well versed in delivering the progra...

Dear Sir, The following is for the attention of the Deputy Governor of Bermuda, Alison Crocket. Dear Ms Crocket, Earlier today (March 3, 2019) a Private Members’ Bill was introduced into the Houses of Parliament at Westminster Palace by Conservative ...

Country above self is the motto of the twin-island federation of St Kitts & Nevis. A motto that is, evidently, not just words, but a daily way of life. This ancestral Caribbean homeland of an extremely large proportion of Bermudians was the first st...

Equine vet Stephanie Wilkinson always wanted to set up a practice at home in Bermuda, but didn’t think there would be enough customers. “Although we have a relatively healthy population of horses considering the size of the island, it’s not quite eno...