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Friday, June 6, 2014, marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the date of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe and the hinge upon which all of the rest of modern history swings. German Field Marshal Erwin Marshal Erwin Rommel, overall commander...

June 6, 1944 is a day etched for ever on the memories of students of the Second World War. Known as D-Day, it marked the implementation of Operation Overlord, the strategic grand plan to liberate France and drive on into Germany, finally defeating th...

A tumultuous chapter in the Island’s relations with the US was recalled this morning as dignitaries gathered in a Smith’s churchyard to pay respects to former US Consul Charles Maxwell Allen. Mr Allen represented the Union in Bermuda during the US Ci...

‘Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War’ — Maclean’s Magazine, October 1914 By Dr Edward Harris We are three years into the new millennium, the third after the birth of Christ, for our calendar for some centuries has had its start date at...

Observers of the Syrian conflict which resulted in over 100,000 deaths since protests began against the dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad, were probably caught off guard over the weekend when the United States and Russia manoeuvred through a dipl...

The Bermuda National Library will be screening a film about a brave female surgeon who died while treating people in a remote part of war-torn Afghanistan. ‘The Life and Loss of Karen Woo’ will screen tomorrow, the third anniversary of her murder in...

UK Naval ship HMS Lancaster is due to arrive in Bermuda on Friday for a brief visit. The public will be given access to the type 23 frigate’s upper deck on Saturday, between 1pm and 6pm. The ship will berth in Hamilton. A Government spokeswoman said...

A time capsule filled with soldiers’ memories was laid in place at Bermuda’s War Memorial yesterday. The burial of the safe containing books, documents and DVDs, marked the completion of the monument on the grounds of Cabinet. The job was a labour of...

The last surviving member of an elite group of black airmen who served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War has died. Philip Lamb died at King Edward VII Memorial early yesterday morning. He was 90. Mr Lamb, who was from St David’s, j...

A book by a former Bermuda resident sheds new light on the role of African American soldiers in the Civil War. Kevin Grigsby’s ‘From Loudoun to Glory’ was released earlier this year. Mr Grigsby worked here for 12 years before moving back to Virginia ...

From fighting pirates in the Indian Ocean to aiding a grounded cruise ship in the Dutch Antilles, RFA Wave Knight has spent a decade serving the global community. The ship arrived yesterday, en route to an assignment patrolling the Caribbean, to meet...

UK Naval support ship RFA Wave Knight is due to arrive in Bermuda today for a five-day visit. The Island will be her first port of call as she patrols the North Atlantic in support of humanitarian aid and disaster relief. While here Wave Knight’s Com...