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Webcast & Live Blog: May 24th Races & Parade

[Updated] The May 24th Holiday is winding down, with the Marathon, Sinclair Packwood Memorial Cycle Race, Dinghy Races and Bermuda Day Parade all complete. Below there are links to our live coverage from the day, with much more to come this evening. Update May 25: 150 photos of parade added here, and over 30 videos added on Bernews TV. Update 7:20pm:... Read more of this article

Video & Results: May 24th Fitted Dinghy Races

Bermuda Day is the traditional opening day of the Fitted Dinghy season. The 2011 Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Racing Season got underway in the St George’s Harbor, Contest III with Somers Kempe at the Helm won all three races on the day taking the Heritage Trophy, Anniversary and Leon D. Fox Cup’s. In the first race of the day the Heritage Trophy... Read more of this article

John A. Davis To Join Endurance Speciality

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, today [May 24] announced that John A. Davis has joined Endurance Worldwide Reinsurance as senior vice president and manager of the US Treaty Casualty and Workers’ Compensation business unit. Mr. Davis has held a number of... Read more of this article

Photos: ‘Stand Up Bermuda’ May 24th Float

[Updated with video] The newly formed Stand Up Bermuda group entered a float in today’s [May 24] Bermuda Day parade which displayed the names of the island’s murder victims from recent years, and garnered a third place award in the Best Community/Volunteer/Political Division of the Bermuda Day Float contest. Members of Stand Up Bermuda... Read more of this article

Full Results: 2011 Bermuda Day Marathon Derby

Almost 700 people completed this morning’s [May 24] Bermuda Day Marathon Derby, making the trek from Somerset to Hamilton in front of the throngs of spectators who lined the streets. Chris Estwanik won his fourth consecutive Bermuda Day Half Marathon Derby crossing the line in 1:08.26, while Deon Breary claimed her first ever women’s title. Full... Read more of this article

Photos: Miss Bermuda Contestants In Parade

[Updated] Along with Little Miss Paradise, Glamorous Granny, Miss Big & Beautiful, the contestants in the upcoming Miss Bermuda Pageant were in today’s Bermuda Day Parade. Miss Selita Crockwell, representing Warwick North, and Miss Davika Hill, representing Warwick East: Miss Davina Cannonier, representing Devonshire East and Miss Kalvilicia... Read more of this article

Photos & Results: 2011 Bermuda Day Floats

[Updated with video] The Bermuda Day parade got underway at Bernard Park at 1:30 p.m. today [May 24], moving along Dutton Avenue on to Marsh Folly Road. You can watch a live webcast of the parade here. Almost 50 floats, dance trucks and musical troupes including the Gombeys and dance majorettes are taking part in this year’s festivities. Some... Read more of this article

Videos: Estwanik & Breary Win Marathon Derby

Chris Estwanik [pictured] won his fourth consecutive Bermuda Day Half Marathon Derby this morning [May 24] in 1:08.26, while Deon Breary claimed her first ever women’s title. Jeremiah Steede and Quasshie Douglas won the Male and Female Junior Titles. Lamont Marshall was in second place in 1:12:49, while Sean Trott finished third in 1:12:53, after... Read more of this article

Glasford & Mitchell Win Packwood Cycle Race

[Updated with full results & video] Darren Glasford won the 2011 Sinclair Packwood Memorial Race this morning [May 24], while Damian Sharp finished in second place and Wayne Scott came in third in the male adult race. Nicole Mitchell won the Women’s section, with Karen Bordage coming in second. Dominique Mayho was the junior male winner,... Read more of this article

Photos: 2011 Cycling Race & Marathon Derby

More than 70 of the island’s top cyclists gathered in Somerset this morning [May 24] for the annual Bermuda Day Sinclair Packwood race [1962-1998]. Mr. Packwood was, for many years, one of our top riders, winning several events and representing Bermuda in multiples competitions abroad. The race followed the same route as the marathon does; from... Read more of this article

East End Primary Heritage Day Celebrations

East End Primary School started celebrating Heritage Day yesterday [May 23] with a day filled with learning and excitement. The day started with each class sharing a story about Bermuda Heritage. Presentations were made in the assembly hall which was decorated with works of art displaying students’ perceptions on what Heritage Day means to them.... Read more of this article

What Other Countries Celebrate May 24th?

A handful of other nations around the world also have holidays today [May 24], celebrating things ranging from independence, a sovereign’s birthday, with the European nations having holidays stemming from Saints Cyril and Methodius Day. Eritrea On May 24 1991, the African nation of Eritrea became a self-governing sovereign nation, and every... Read more of this article