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One of Bermuda’s promising young footballers whose life was this week cut short by a medical complication has been acclaimed as a sterling example for other athletes to follow. Somerset Trojans midfielder Jahi Simmons, 24, was “a no-nonsense player w...

Beresford Swan, a leading physician who founded the Island’s first dialysis centre — and quietly contributed to the education of many local doctors — has died, aged 75. Dr Swan is best known for the kidney treatment unit named after him at King Edwar...

Premier Craig Cannonier is among those to pay tribute to “strong community activist” Pat Ferguson, who has died at the age of 77. The prolific letter-writer, environmentalist and One Bermuda Alliance supporter passed away on Sunday evening, according...

A well known educator at several Bermudian schools and the Bermuda Insurance Institute (BII), has passed away at the age of 81. Peter Doyles, originally from Lincolnshire in England, left his hometown of New Holland at the age of 18 to do national se...

Former owner and manager of Waterlot Inn Daniel Carpenter has died at the age of 91. Mr Carpenter, who is originally from Pennsylvania, served in the US Air Force during World War II, before moving to Bermuda. He later worked as a teacher and coach a...

Family and colleagues of the late Gareth Hendrickson packed Emmanuel Methodist Church in an emotional pre-Cup Match tribute to the 39-year-old father of three. “Gareth was one of those people who brightens the room when they come in,” said friend Jam...

Bishop Christopher Haynes, the “visionary” and “charismatic leader” of Restoration Fellowship Church, has died at the age of 63. Bishop Haynes was born as the youngest of six siblings in Georgetown, Guyana, and has spent the past two decades pastori...

A long-serving St David’s teacher and counsellor popularly known as “Auntie Helene” has died aged 89. Helene Paynter, who taught for more than 30 years at St David’s Primary School, was also the daughter of the school’s founder, Hilton Richardson. “S...

Iconic West End educator Hope Bascome, whose public school career spanned more than four decades, has passed away at the age of 101. “She lived long, she lived well, and she touched many lives in school and in church,” nephew Glenn Bascome told The R...

Former advertising and marketing manager for The Royal Gazette Gary Ritchie has passed away at the age of 77. Mr Ritchie entered the newspaper industry in Canada after serving three years in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He came to Bermuda in 1968 to...

William (Bill) Tucker, who repeatedly represented Bermuda in international bridge competitions, has died at the age of 80. Mr Tucker was a fixture on the Bermuda bridge scene, winning several competitions here and overseas. Frequent teammate Alan Dou...