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A book detailing Black history has been republished after its initial print run sold out. Black History in Bermuda: Timeline Spanning 5 Centuries, put together by anti-racism charity Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, hit the shelves in Octobe...

The architectural heritage of Southampton has been highlighted in the latest – and final – edition of the Bermuda National Trust’s Architectural Heritage book series. The series, which started in 1995, took a parish-by-parish look at the island’s bui...

A film crew searching for Second World War aircraft allegedly lost in the Bermuda Triangle found something else - a 20-foot section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger. Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre confirmed the authenticity of the segment which...

It would have been frequently used back in the days when Government House had a full team of horses and grooms on call. Now a Brewster Victoria horse-drawn carriage that has sat in storage at Government House at Langton Hill in Pembroke is headed for...

In 1990, I volunteered to do a series of oral histories for the National Museum of Bermuda on Bermudians involved in our maritime history. With their permission, I have selected George Fielding Swan, whose story I have rewritten and updated to includ...

Two photographs of a fire on board a passenger ship in the 1930s have been donated to the Bermuda Historical Society. The images of the fire on board the MV Bermuda in 1931 while berthed on Front Street, were given by Lieutenant-Colonel David Mathias...

In the winter of 1964, my husband was returning to school in New York. It was Boxing Day. At JFK airport, he was captivated by a portly Black man dressed in a suit and tie, over which he wore an ankle-length camel hair coat. Around his neck was a pla...

The “grit and determination” leading to the opening of the Berkeley Institute almost 125 years ago is the living legacy in its students now, according to school principal Keisha Douglas. An array of commemorations culminates in 2023 at the Pembroke s...

The Berkeley Institute last night celebrated its 125th anniversary in green and gold days before it welcomes its first signature learning programme students. Keisha Douglas, the Berkeley principal, said 132 SLP students are set to start classes on Mo...

The Government has said it is working with a community group to develop a plan for the future of Hamilton’s historic Wantley. The house on Princess Street, which played a key role in the formation of the Berkeley Institute, is derelict and was schedu...

A permanent memorial has been placed to the St David’s Islanders who lost their homes in a wartime pact between Britain and the US

The Fairmont Southampton was lit up last night to mark 50 years since the hotel first opened its doors. The hotel welcomed its first guests at a gala event on August 17, 1972. As part of this week’s anniversary celebrations, the lights in a number of...