Archive for February 11th, 2010

Collie Buddz: 10 Million Plus Youtube Views

With over 2,500 videos available on the popular video sharing site YouTube, Bermudian reggae star Collie Buddz’s music and videos continue to grow in popularity. The videos, which have been uploaded by fans all over the world, have been viewed over 10 million times on Youtube, with one Collie Buddz video alone being viewed almost six million times.... Read more of this article

Bermuda Cedar Tree Opposite of the Globe

Bermuda Cedar trees seem to “get around”. This one pictured below is located in the Sydney Botanic Gardens in Australia – which is literally half way across the world from Bermuda. < Photo credit: Tony Rodd on Flickr Photo credit: Andy Kyte on Flickr Related Stories ANZAC Day Dawn Service Held At Victoria Park Photos: Clarien... Read more of this article

Vintage Video: Passage To Bermuda [1963]

Below is a thirty minute promotional film for travel to Bermuda in the early 1960s. Focusing on the “tourist side” of Bermuda, the film shows various Parliament, Peppercorn Ceremony in St Georges, President John F Kennedy’s visit and more. Considering the movie is almost fifty years old, the film is very clear. Related Stories Video:... Read more of this article

Remembering the “Bermuda Blobs”

Of all the things Bermuda is known for the “Bermuda Blobs” may not be the most chic, but in marine science circles they are quite infamous. The original “Bermuda Blob” was an unidentified mass found by diving expert Teddy Tucker in Mangrove Bay, Somerset in May 1988. Mr. Tucker described the blob as It was white, the exterior... Read more of this article

Video: Bermuda Documentary: “Rare Bird” Preview

“Rare Bird” is a Bermudian made documentary about a boy who discovered a cahow, a species thought to be extinct for over 300 years. Produced and directed by Bermudian Lucinda Spurling in 2006, the documentary has been shown on the PBS Channel, and at film festivals locally, in North America and as far away as India and New Zealand. Listen... Read more of this article

Free E-Book: American & Bermuda Relations [1907]

Take a walk back in history with this e-book “Relations between Bermuda and the American colonies during the revolutionary war”. Written by A.E Verrill [1839-1926] and published in 1907, it has been digitized and placed online courtesy of the American Library of Congress. Book excerpts: The population in 1787 was estimated at 10,381, of... Read more of this article