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The New Jersey-born musician performed across the island for more than 40 years

Friends and family this weekend bid farewell to Ranville Thomas Sr, a father, pastor and restaurateur behind the Jamaican Grill, who died at the age of 79. Mr Thomas was remembered as a calm, humble and generous man in a ceremony filled with song and...

Elizabeth “Betty” Kawaley, was a veteran educator, author and a former president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, described by family as patient but principled Mrs Kawaley served as BUT president between 1948 and 1949, making her just the second wo...

David Burt and others expressed their condolences to the Royal Family in the wake of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. The Premier said: “The world remembers a long and full life, lived to the fullest by a man of unstinting devotion to duty. “Prin...

The Bermuda Entertainment Union mourned the loss of musician and political activist David W Burch, who died at the age of 75. A BEU spokesman highlighted Mr Burch’s long history as a performer. Mr Burch performed and recorded as Papa D, and sang with...

Former Auditor-General Heather Jacobs Matthews died yesterday after a decade-long battle with cancer. Ms Jacobs Matthews, who was 69, served from 2009 to 2016 and was responsible for the island’s financial reporting through the turbulence of the Grea...

An American actor famed for his portrayal of writer and humorist Mark Twain was yesterday praised by a Bermudian actor who tackled the same role. Hal Holbrook – who portrayed Mark Twain, a regular visitor to Bermuda, on stage for more than six decade...

A British town crier who helped to create a link-up between St George and Lyme Regis has died at the age of 78. Richard Fox, a world champion town crier from the British coastal resort, promoted the historical connection between the two towns for yea...

Former footballer, snooker player and bartender Courtland Furbert has died at 66. As well as playing with the Warwick Bombardiers and the Pembroke Hamilton Club during his football career, Mr Furbert represented the island in international competitio...