Archive for December 26th, 2011
Photos: Boxing Day Harness Pony Racing
Scores of Bermudians made their way to Vesey Street in Devonshire this afternoon [Dec.26] to watch the Boxing Day Harness Pony Racing. After the first set of races were completed, there was a 20 minute intermission to allow the ponies to warm up for the second round of racing. As the drivers took to the track during the intermission, the rain started... Read more of this article
Photos/Results: Football Semi Finals
Despite the inclement weather two football games took place this afternoon [Dec.26] in wet and windy conditions at the Southampton Oval. At 12pm Hamilton Parish took on Young Men Social Club in the Shield Semi-Final, with Hamilton Parish walking away with a 3 – 1 win. At 2pm the Devonshire Cougars went up against the Somerset Trojans in the Friendship... Read more of this article
Nahki Wells Scores In U.K. Win
Bermuda’s Nahki Wells had another big performance on the football field, this time scoring to put his U.K. team up 1 – 0 in the opening two minutes of the game this afternoon [Dec.26]. Striker James Hanson then scored twice as Bradford City gained their biggest win of the season with a 3-0 victory over Crewe this Boxing Day. In only the... Read more of this article
Police Car Overturns In Southampton
[Updated] At approximately 1.30pm this afternoon [Dec.26] there was a single vehicle accident involving a police car on Middle Road in Southampton, in the area by the Fairmont Southampton Hotel. Details are limited at this time, however unofficial reports suggest the car flipped over at some point, and the damage to the roof of the car does appear... Read more of this article
Police Name 18-Yr-Old Accident Victim
This evening [Dec.26] the Bermuda Police Service named the young man who died on Christmas Eve as 18-year-old Kevin Gonsalves Ledo of Pembroke. On Saturday morning [Dec.24] Mr Ledo was doing landscaping work at a Warwick residence when he received an electrical shock after an accident. He was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance,... Read more of this article
Family’s Xmas Appeal To AWOL Sailor
The last thing a US Navy serviceman who went missing en route to his Bermuda post told his mother was he’d be home for Christmas. It’s too late for this year but his Georgia family hope Alan Lee Morse [pictured] will finally be reunited with them for the holiday season in 2012. George Morse told the “Atlanta Journal-Constitution”... Read more of this article
Videos: 2011 Holiday Home Decorations
Modern animations blended with traditional Christmas themes this festive season, with some properties boasting various animated decorations and holiday music on the outside of their homes. Sights to be seen include Santa Claus on an airplane with the propellers spinning, Santa popping out of a chimney helped by a reindeer, a revolving snow globe with... Read more of this article
