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“He nothing common did or mean/Upon that memorable scene …” Andrew Marvell He was our John Tenniel or Ernest Shepherd or Dr Seuss. Bermuda was his Wonderland or Hundred Acre Woods or Jungle of Nool. And we were all of us co-opted as characters in t...

December 4, 2014 Dear Sir, There are hardly words to express the shock and sadness in learning of the tragic passing of one of the most talented cartoonists I have ever known. Even more sad is that his death was a result of a traffic a...

December 5, 2014 Dear Sir, I would like to convey my deepest sympathy to all who are connected with The Royal Gazette. You must all be absolutely devastated about the loss of Peter Woolcock. He was probably the lovel...

By Ira Philip It is with utmost humility that this columnist confesses to an extraordinary career in the media extending more than seven decades — give or take a month or two here and there. Yours truly has tried to cover the total Bermuda scene, fir...

Family and friends are grieving the death of well known sailor David Ashton, who passed away on November 21. He was 62. Mr Ashton died from complications following surgery in a Boston hospital. He was a veteran of multiple Newport Bermuda Races, incl...

Friends and family have paid tribute to one of Bermuda’s most celebrated and well respected businessmen who died this week. Fernance Perry passed away in Atlanta on Thursday, just two days after his 93rd birthday. Mr Perry was renowned for running th...

Tributes have poured in for a popular stable owner and one of Bermuda’s most respected farriers. Norman Terceira passed away last Thursday at the age of 79. Mr Terceira owned stables in Smith’s and then The Forge in Devonshire, and was responsible fo...

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...