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Loquats: The Good Fruit
The Consummate Bermudian

Loquats: The Good Fruit

There is a monument on the grounds of the Cabinet Office dedicated to the man who introduced the Loquat tree to Bermuda. Governor William Reid (1839-1846) left behind a number of significant achievements from his time here, including encouraging the development of local agriculture, building Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, founding the first library and pushing for universal education in post-abolition Bermuda. But one wonders, considering Bermuda’s continuing love affair with the Loquat, if sending a packet of Loquat seeds from Malta…


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Lobster Tales from Bermuda’s Outback

As remote as Bermuda is, our onshore environment is essentially suburban, with the wildlife consisting of birds, lizards and a bunch of feral cats and chickens. Almost nothing dangerous or exciting. Offshore is another story entirely, with our extensive coral…


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Christmas Cassava: A Time-Honoured Tradition

When people talk cassava pie, you know Christmas is coming. We all have our special recipes (adapted over generations) of the sweet and savoury dish and in old Bermuda, making the pie was a Christmas ritual in the same way…


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Bermuda’s Most Haunted Places

With Halloween on the horizon, we explore some of the island's most notoriously spirited places and spaces, including a private home occupied by a ghost who makes a bait of answering the telephone. WintonIt would certainly be a bit annoying…


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Spiny & Guinea Chick: Know Your Bermuda Lobster

Ah, September: Labour Day, school back in, a mite cooler and lobster season! Can it get any better than this? From September 1st through March 31st each year, it is legal to possess, eat and trade in this wonderful crustacean…

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The Bermuda Pilot Gig

Asked to name the vessel that anchors Bermuda’s maritime history most would, justifiably, point to the Sloop, however, the local Pilot Gig was another innovative and uniquely Bermudian craft that played a vital role in Bermuda’s history. While the Sloop…