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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 n $1.00 Let’s get personal What’s his worst habit? His greatest joy? Biggest disappointment? We get close to police PR man Dwayne Caines Q&A PAGE 8 Know your heritage It’s the ‘holy grail’ of historic sights - and was probably Bermuda’s first ‘home’ BRIEFING, PAGE 9

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n PHOTOS BY CHRIS BURVILLE WHAT A NIGHT! Bob and feted at second annual peace concert

BY SARAH LAGAN ed a medley of hits. [email protected] Tribute was paid to Nelson ‘We were treated Mandela when organizer Tony Bermudian and international Brannon took to the stage to talent shone at the Second to an extended set sing ‘Free’, which he wrote with Annual Lennon Bermuda Peace fellow band-member Jimmy Concert on Saturday night. by the wonderfully Duncan in 1990 on the day of Local artists brought an Mandela’s release. eclectic mix of Beatles, Lennon soulful songstress The Fab Faux proved to be and original songs to the first skilled musicians and their set half of the show while overseas Rachel Brown included of some of the more acts Biggie Irie and the Fab and a surprise obscure Beatles songs. Jimmy Faux filled the second half with Vevino’s guitar solo on George Bob Marley and Beatles covers. performance from Harrison’s While My Guitar New local acts added to Gently Weeps was a show- this year’s bill included Chris Heather Nova’ stopper. Finsness, Michéle Morfitt — who did excellent performed a beautiful acoustic cover versions but somehow song called Brothers — and struggled to excite the crowd, Mike Hind, who teamed up with who’d had to endure several Joy T Barnum. We were downpours. treated to an extended set tious energy and managed That said, they performed a by the wonderfully soulful to connect with the audience magnificent set that die-hard songstress Rachel Brown and more than any other act on Beatles fans in the audience a surprise performance by the night. The crowd was up clearly enjoyed. For our full Heather Nova. and dancing for Biggie and the review and more photos, see Biggie Irie brought an infec- Splashband’s set, which includ- the Life section inside. n

INSIDE TODAY: BUSINESS 11; COMMENT 10; CROSSWORD 31; JOBS 32; LEGALS 36; LIFE 19; MOVIES 29; TECH 15

‘Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun’ — John Lennon