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What happens when we die? Where do we go? And what form will we have? These are questions asked by every human being that has ever lived, and throughout the millennia there have been many different answers. As a Christian minister who regularly takes...

Power supplier Belco is calling on schoolchildren to design posters promoting kite safety in the run-up to Easter. Krista Barnes, the company’s director of communications and sustainability, said: “This is our 33rd year of the Belco kite safety campa...

Dear Sir, My niece who visited Bermuda some years ago with her family over the Easter period, was quite taken with Bermuda kites, even taking one back on the flight to England. She and her family live in Oxted, Surrey, and the local church sponsored ...

Artist Abigail Kempe is determined to keep one island tradition alive – the art of kite making. Ms Kempe, 34, said she learnt the craft from her father. And for this Easter Good Friday, she made a giant 4ft kite, incorporating a Gombey design. It to...

It’s another Covid Easter for Christians in Bermuda. Churches and places of worship have been ordered to close as the Government attempts to curb the current outbreak of positive coronavirus cases on island. This decision was disappointing for the Ch...

Easter: a time for levity, enlightenment, renewal of faith and favourite memories of Bermuda’s bygone days – BC and BP – Before Covid lockdowns and before plastic eggs. The traditions Our mothers sewed frantically, creating matching outfits, wai...

The Governor, Rena Lalgie, has had her first experience of a Bermuda tradition – picking Easter Lilies as a gift to send to the Queen. Ms Lalgie and her family took part in the event at Windybank Farm earlier this week. The flowers left Bermuda for ...

New Easter displays have been installed at the Crow Lane and Trimingham Hill roundabouts near Hamilton. The decorations, set up by the Ministry of Public Works, include Easter eggs decorated by schoolchildren and Easter bunnies, in addition to plants...

Dear Sir, The dictionary defines “tradition” as ”the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way”. So how many generations does a custom have to be passed down through before it become...

Soldiers will get a little egg-stra in their rations after a pharmacy chain donated 200 Easter treats to the hard-working Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers who will spend the holiday on duty. The Phoenix Stores pharmacy chain gave 200 chocolate Easter ...

In one of the eyewitness accounts of Jesus’s life and ministry, the Apostle John writes of the experience of those first disciples on the day that we now call Easter Day. He says: “When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the d...

“In Bermuda, the Easter weekend is an opportunity to spend quality time with family and friends. A time to embrace our unique culture and special traditions, flying kites, playing marbles and jacks, feasting on hot cross buns and fishcakes, and simpl...