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A Bermuda-based firm has created space history with the blast off of the first all-electric satellites. A communications satellite owned by Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) joined a twin satellite from French-based Eutelsat Communications in the launch...

The notorious pirate Blackbeard once threatened to turn Bermuda into a pirate’s den. So claims historian William S Zuill in his new book, The Pirate Menace. “He was a rogue with a vivid personality,” said the 84-year-old. “In the height of battle, Bl...

A nine-year-old schoolboy has designed his own website from scratch. Christopher Woolgar spent last week learning how to code and built the website — called “Cheap and Simple Fun Under Bermuda’s Sun” — in only four hours. “I got interested in compu...

Bermuda’s first ever Twitter party reached a total of 150,000 people, organisers said yesterday. The event — organised by the Technology Leadership Forum (TLF) — aimed to highlight technology and the careers available. Special hashtags received more ...

Reported sightings of a mysterious light shining down from the sky on Wednesday evening coincided with the launch of a space rocket in Florida. The sightings prompted a slew of calls to the Bermuda Maritime Operations centre around 7pm, with members...

The arrival of three United States historical groups later this year to mark the 240th anniversary of the Bermuda Gunpowder Plot will benefit the Island’s charities. Members of Sons of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution, an...

A Bermuda-based oceanographer is being recognised for his decades of research. Dr Craig Carlson is part of the team at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) and a professor of microbial oceanography at the University of California Santa Bar...

About 300 Auschwitz survivors gathered at the site of the former Nazi death camp last week to mark 70 years since its liberation on January 27, 1945. The anniversary was observed across the globe — and it also put the spotlight back on a little-known...

Bermuda financial technology start-up Trunomi last night received a prestigious international accolade at a ceremony in London. The company, headed by founder and chief executive officer Stuart Lacey, was selected from around 800 applicants as one of...

Lee-Ann Liles thinks her daughter got addicted to Netflix because her tablet made it so accessible. Hand-held devices sometimes bring communication to a halt in Wendy Wilson’s home. Loredana Roberts Perrin isn’t taking any chances, however. Her girl...

Bermuda’s unique position in the race to use renewable energy is to be explored next week in lectures by scientist and educator David Chapman. Dr Chapman’s public forum on Monday will launch Science Week at the Bermuda College, with a presentation en...

Born Michael King Jr on this day in 1929, MLK’s life was a journey of transformation. His father had declared independence as a teen; turning around a challenged background through perseverance and some luck. Daddy King changed their names to “Martin...