Growing up in Bermuda, E.T. (Bob) Richards has always loved boats, especially ferries, which he fostered an appreciation for as a child when he would board one each morning on his journey to school. As an adult Richards always planned to write a book documenting the history of Bermuda’s ferry service but his research was put on hold while he pursued a successful career in politics. Richards’s first book post-retirement was Bermuda Back from the Brink, written about Bermuda’s economy…
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A Princess’ Voyage
WHEN THE WARSHIP HMS Dido brought Princess Louise to Bermuda in 1883, the international news coverage of the royal visit helped catalyse the development of tourism in Bermuda, which the Princess praised for its “eternal Spring.” The impressive, well-preserved logbook of the Dido,…
October 6, 2021
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Gherdai Hassell on I AM Because You Are, and What’s Next for Her as an Artist
Editor Gabrielle Boyer talks to Gherdai Hassell about her first solo show, I AM Because You Are, her journey as an artist and what's next for her. In your Artist Talk with the Bermuda National Gallery, you mentioned that…
April 29, 2021
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The 2020 Bermuda Biennial Opens at the Bermuda National Gallery
The 2020 Bermuda Biennial opens to the public on Saturday, March 7th. Featuring a number of works by local artists and photographers, the exhibition (sponsored by Bicardi Limited) has been hosted every other year by the Bermuda National Gallery since…
March 6, 2020
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Warwick Parish is Published
The latest in the Bermuda’s Architectural Heritage series, admirably produced by the Bermuda National Trust, is Volume Nine, which details the historic houses of Warwick. Engagingly written with crisp illustrations, this just might be the best book to date. Architecturally,…
January 7, 2020
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A Dark Iris by Elizabeth J. Jones
An excerpt from the novel by Bermudian magazine contributor Elizabeth J. Jones, published recently by Blouse and Skirt (Blue Banyon) Books. A Dark Iris was shortlisted for the 2018 CODE Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature and is available…
June 25, 2019
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