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A Bermudian-born woman who served in the US Navy during the 1950s and founded a charity for troubled youth in California became “a pillar of strength” in her Los Angeles community. Gwendolyn Smith Bolden, daughter of Charles Smith and Dorothy Wheeler...

A Bermudian beloved for changing the lives of students under her care was mourned this week as someone who “celebrated life and liked to create special moments for others”. Shondelle Paynter was a dorm administrator at St Johnsbury Academy in Vermont...

Olga Scott, who championed a charity for at-risk young women, was a “kind and compassionate woman” who “exemplified the very essence of public service”, according to David Burt, the Premier. Mr Burt paid tribute at the weekend to Mrs Scott, the wife ...

Olga Scott, who championed a charity for at-risk young women, was a “kind and compassionate woman” who “exemplified the very essence of public service”, according to David Burt, the Premier. Mr Burt paid tribute to Mrs Scott, the wife of former Premi...

George Lamming, the Barbadian novelist, has died only five days short of his 95th birthday. A towering figure in Caribbean letters and fierce proponent of regional unity, his work was part and parcel of other writers from the colonial and postcolonia...

The “matriarch” behind one of Bermuda’s classic pubs was a “larger than life person” who delighted in seeing people enjoy her food. Jackie Correia ran the Swizzle Inn at Bailey’s Bay in Hamilton Parish alongside her husband, Johnny, for more than 30 ...

A teacher born and raised in Somerset was praised as a “West End warrior”. Maude Bassett, who has died, aged 102, was the deputy principal at Somerset Primary School but was devoted to West End Primary, where she started her teaching career in 1943. ...

A civil rights champion and teacher was remembered yesterday for carrying on a family legacy of fighting for social justice as a leading member of the Progressive Group. Marva Phillips taught at primary schools and at what is now Sandys Secondary Mi...

The first Bermudian and first woman principal of the Whitney Institute Middle School was remembered by colleagues as a leader in education during the public school reforms of the 1990s. Gail-Anne Graham also chaired the Committee for Middle School Pr...

A “visionary” figure in the international business world was also a major promoter of talent in the island’s pioneering captive insurance sector. Brian Hall, who died last week, outlined Bermuda’s success in the sector in the foreword to 2004’s Held ...