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Celebrated Bermudian singer, stage director and educator Dr Gary Burgess has died at the age of 76. Dr Burgess left the Island after finishing the Berkeley Institute when he was 16 and spent most of his life abroad. He won a scholarship to Wilberforc...

Diving legend and ocean scientist Teddy Tucker, who died on June 9 at the age of 88, has been heralded as “the voice of the Sargasso Sea” by the nature publication National Geographic. Mr Tucker was closely associated with the National Geographic Soc...

Family of the late ocean explorer Teddy Tucker are inviting the public to pay tribute by donating to a scholarship fund established in Mr Tucker’s name. Mr Tucker, who gained international recognition for his research in Bermuda’s waters, died last w...

The widow of world-famous author and ocean conservationist Peter Benchley will fly to Bermuda tomorrow to comfort the widow of sea legend Teddy Tucker. Wendy Benchley, who carried on her husband’s work in protecting the seas, said she will fly from t...

Acclaimed diver and explorer Teddy Tucker, whose treasure-hunting exploits inspired books and a Hollywood film and brought him worldwide fame, has died at 89. Premier Michael Dunkley last night hailed him as “one of the great Bermudians of our time”....

Prominent retailer and North Village stalwart Vivienne Jones, who presided over the iconic Jones Dry Goods Store, has died at the age of 102. Ms Jones, fondly known as “Aunt V”, passed away on Friday night. Her funeral is planned for Thursday in Hami...

Cyril (Hooks) Cooper, one of Bermuda’s long-serving hoteliers and a devoted philanthropist, has died at the age of 81. Mr Cooper, who founded Hamilton’s Rosemont Hotel, also served on the Tourism Board and keenly took part in boating of all types. “H...

Much-loved educator Lorraine Fubler, who taught generations of Bermudian schoolchildren to read, has died at the age of 98. Ms Fubler’s more than 40 years of teaching began at Central School, now Victor Scott Primary, where she trained before moving ...

Pupils at CedarBridge Academy will today stage a special tribute to US writer, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, who died yesterday aged 86. The tribute to Dr Angelou, who died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she had ta...

Kenneth (Smokey) Thompson, a taxi driver known for being one of the greatest ambassadors for Bermuda, died in his sleep on Tuesday night. The 80-year-old is survived by his wife Cynthy Thompson and his seven children and stepchildren. Mr Thompson...