Tag: Christmas
Christmas Boat Parade To Set Sail Again In 2013
One of the most spectacular events of the Christmas holiday season will be making a welcome return this year, with the Bermuda Christmas Boat Parade set to take place on Saturday December 7th 2013. As in previous years the boats will circumnavigate Hamilton Harbour. Now running as a biennial event, organiser Norma Thomson says the Boat Parade will be... Read more of this article
Public Works: Christmas Tree Collection Dates
The Waste Management Section of the Ministry of Public Works announced the Christmas Tree collection dates for 2013. East End will be Wednesday January 23rd, and West End will be Wednesday January 30th. Trees should be taken to your normal residential waste set out location. A Ministry Spokesperson said: “As all Christmas trees are shredded prior... Read more of this article
Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas Service On Jan 6
The clergy and members of Dabre Ganet Emmanuel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, invite the public to their Christmas Services on January 6th 2013 at 9:30p.m. The Church is located on 16 Old Military Road, St. Georges. Following the service, their traditional feast will be held at the East End Mini Yacht Club.Christmas is a major holy day in Ethiopia,... Read more of this article
Holiday: 2 Break-Ins, 11 Accidents, 6 Assaults
In addition to the murder and road traffic fatality, the holiday period also saw two break-ins, ten other traffic accidents, three disturbances, and six assaults. A police spokesperson said: “Over the holiday period there were two reports of breaking and entering, eleven road traffic collisions [three of those collisions resulted in injury and... Read more of this article
Christmas Links, News, Videos, Photos & More
This past holiday saw celebrations and festivities, but was marred with a double tragedy on Christmas Day. Only minutes into Christmas, 20-year-old Malcolm Augustus was shot and killed in St George’s, and just as the day was ending a road traffic collision took the life of 24-year-old Malik Weeks. For those readers who were ‘offline’... Read more of this article
69-Yr-Old Man Arrested For DUI After Accident
[Updated] Emergency services responded to a single vehicle accident at approximately 11.30pm today [Dec 26] on North Shore Road, east of the Aquarium. A 69-year-old male bike rider was injured and transported to hospital for treatment. The road was temporarily blocked while police investigated the accident scene and was reopened shortly after 1am.Police... Read more of this article
Premier, Minister Address Christmas Day Murder
[Updated] Yesterday [Dec 25] Premier Craig Cannonier and Minister of Public Safety Michael Dunkley visited the family of Malcolm Augustus who are deep in mourning after Mr Augustus was killed early on Christmas Day. The 20-year-old was shot on the St George’s golf course just after midnight, and a 24-year-old George’s man has been arrested... Read more of this article
Video: Gombeys Start Their Boxing Day Rounds
Boxing Day in Bermuda is never complete without the sounds of the Gombeys, and various troupes have started making their way around the island late this morning [Dec 26]. The island’s preeminent folk art, Gombeys traditionally span the island on Boxing Day with the groups growing larger through the day as Bermudians start following along and dancing... Read more of this article
Murder Victim Named, 24-Year-Old Man Arrested
The police have identified this morning’s [Dec 25] murder victim as 20-year-old Malcolm Augustus, and said that a 24-year-old George’s man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. At about 12:05am today, there were reports of gunfire in St George’s, and on arrival the police found the victim on St George’s golf course. “The... Read more of this article
Photos #2: Holiday Celebrations At Elbow Beach
Hundreds of local residents made their way to Elbow Beach today [Dec 25] to celebrate Christmas Day. The annual tradition gets underway in the morning and continues throughout the day.The turn out resulted in what the police termed an “over abundance” of vehicles parked on South Road, and prompted them to warn that violating vehicles will... Read more of this article
