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Police Visit East End Primary School

Earlier this week, the East End Primary School held a Career Day, and were visited by the police eastern community action team. The police team was accompanied by Willen the police dog with handler Constable Terry-Lynn Paynter and a police motorcycle with Constable Duncan Paynter. Related Stories Photos: St Georges Prep School Sports Day Video:... Read more of this article

Burghley: Bermuda’s Olympian Governor

Known as the “Lord of the Hurdles”, one-time Bermuda Governor Lord David George Brownlow Cecil Burghley [1905-1981] was one of the most popular gold medallists at the 1928 Olympic Games [he is pictured here on his way to winning the 400 metres hurdle event]. Heir to the Marquess of Exeter, he first appeared in the Olympics in 1924, when... Read more of this article

AG Thanks Chief Justice Richard Ground

As Chief Justice Richard Ground is set to officially retire today [Mar.31], Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Kim Wilson commended Mr. Ground for his exemplary service and commitment to the Judiciary. “One of the things I most admire about Justice Ground is his fierce protection of the Constitutional independence of the Judiciary which tempered... Read more of this article

Bermuda Digest Of Statistics Released

The Bermuda Digest of Statistics 2011 edition was released by the Department of Statistics, containing more than 80 statistical tables provides a wealth of data about Bermuda’s social, demographic, environmental and economic conditions. Some of the 2010 Quick Facts include: Total Population: 64,237, Bermuda College enrolment: 1,313, Sexually transmitted... Read more of this article

Trenching Work Continues On Church Street

The City of Hamilton announced that trenching work continues on Church Street, east of the General Post Office. Motorists and pedestrians should continue to use extreme caution in the area as the road has been narrowed to one lane. “The work should be completed by mid-April.The City apologizes for any inconvenience caused while this work takes... Read more of this article

Bermuda Sailors Competing In Argentina

Local junior sailors have been training in San Isidro, Argentina for the last week preparing for the 2012 IODA South American Championships. The Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association (BODA) qualifiers consist of Rory Caslin, Chase Cooper, Ceci Wolmann, Mikey Wolmann and Benn Smith. The Bermuda team enjoyed the opening ceremonies put on by hosts Club... Read more of this article

Video: Bermudian Sings The Blues In UK

Veteran Bermudian musician Rob Berry is singing the blues in the UK these days — but he’s not complaining. A longtime fixture on the Bermuda music scene before relocating to England with his family, Rob Berry has worked as a performer, session player, guitar demonstrator and studio engineer and has released four of his own albums. His blues... Read more of this article

History: Bermuda’s Only Papal Visit In 1968

Almost ten percent of Bermuda’s population descended on the airport on August 24, 1968 to greet Pope Paul VI when he made a brief stopover on the island after visiting Colombia. The pontiff’s three-hour layover here marked the island’s only papal visit to date. Between four and five thousand locals jammed the airport to greet the former... Read more of this article

‘Bachelorette’ Show Wraps Bermuda Shoot

Did “Bachelorette” contestant Emily Maynard feel any love in Bermuda? Or are the reality TV star’s suitors on the island headed to elimination by way of the rose ceremony? Fans of the top-rated ABC reality show will find out soon enough as Ms Maynard [pictured] and the cast of the top-rated ABC show wrapped their Bermuda shoot yesterday... Read more of this article

Photos: Gibbons In Bloom Flower Show

Gibbons Company, and it’s branch stores, Nine West, Twenty 5 Reid and The Home Store have decorated their windows, doors and departments, floors to ceiling, with floral displays designed by the Island’s leading floral designers and landscape companies as part of their annual “Gibbons In Bloom Flower Show.” Gibbons Company partnered... Read more of this article

Video: Eight-Year-Old Swims With Humpbacks

Little Bermuda school girl Elsa Stevenson is just eight-years-old and less than five-feet tall. But she is shown swimming with some of the most enormous — and gentle — whales in the world in this video footage. Elsa, whose father Andrew Stevenson is founder of the Bermuda Humpback Whale Project, swam with the enormous mammals during a... Read more of this article

Nabors Shares Rebound After Sharp Drop

Shares of Bermuda’s Nabors Industries rose today [Mar. 30] after a strategic move by the company to refocus on its core land-rig drilling business failed to stem a sharp drop in its stock price this month. In possibly his biggest move since taking the reins of the Hamilton-based oil-service firm late last year, Nabors Chief Executive Officer Anthony... Read more of this article