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Alpheaus Calvin “Artie’” Black, MBE, was a great man. He was born and raised in an era when persons in influential positions for varying reasons went out of their way to drive home the thought that “When you are black you are way back”. The thought w...

Saturday’s funeral for North Hamilton icon Alpheaus “Artie” Black reflected his stature in the community. The former blacksmith who founded his own business pushed consistently for black economic empowerment, and tributes were paid by MPs on both sid...

Last rites have been held for Mrs Gwen Marie Allen who lived among us for an astounding period of 107 years, two months, three days, four hours and five minutes to be exact and she did it HER way. Mrs Allen was the sparkplug and the last in the famil...

Scores of people gathered at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club yesterday to pay tribute to a respected and popular educator. Victor Garcia devoted much of his working life to the education system in his role as senior education officer. The form...

The family of the late veterinarian and ocean activist Dr Neil Burnie has invited all who knew him to attend his sea burial on Sunday. All boats will be departing Albouy’s Point at 10am. Dr Burnie, 61, died on Tuesday after a free-diving accident of...

Blacksmith, entrepreneur and pillar of the community Alpheaus “Artie” Black, who forged a family business that remains in operation today, has died at the age of 89. Mr Black, who was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 Qu...

The late veterinarian and ocean activist Dr Neil Burnie has been described as one of Bermuda’s best-loved characters and legendary custodian of the sea. Friends, family members and colleagues have paid tribute following Dr Burnie’s untimely death yes...

Premier Michael Dunkley has extended his condolences to the family of Alpheus “Artie” Black who died earlier today. Mr Black, a blacksmith, entrepreneur and pillar of the community, was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 ...

The first woman to fly solo around the world, Jerrie Mock, who made Bermuda the first stop on her historic journey in 1964, has died at the age of 88. When Mrs Mock took off from Columbus, Ohio, on March 19, 1964, she was attempting to be the first w...

Double tragedy has struck a family after two sisters each lost a child to illness within months of each other. Monica Doers lost her daughter Leslie-Ann Doers Robinson, a former employee of Bermuda Press Holdings, to pneumonia in October, while her ...

Devastated work colleagues have paid tribute to a father of four who died after a motorbike accident. Wayne Dears passed away last Thursday in hospital, two weeks after he was seriously injured in the crash. Mr Dears, 51, had worked as the accounts a...