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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...

Funeral services were held for a war veteran honoured by medals dating back to 1939. Owen Darrell was laid to rest as the only Bermudian known to have served on the dangerous Arctic Convoys in the Second World War. He died on December 27, just one we...

The roster of thousands from Bermuda who served in the First and Second World Wars will acquire at least 80 more names over the next week. “I've seen the pictures, but this is the first time I've been in front of it,” said master mason David West, wh...

For a decade or so in my wayward youth, the family of “Sewing Machine” Harris lived on Point Finger Road, formerly the more illustrious Springfield Avenue, perhaps one of the first modern subdivision developments in Bermuda. Our old home is now a med...