Category: Photos
Photos: Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Repairs Underway
Restoration work is underway at the Gibb’s Hill Lighthouse in Southampton, with scaffolding visible on the 117ft high structure. The Government previously announced that Gibb’s Hill Lighthouse will be closed to the public until April 7th 2014 while the restoration work takes place. The cost was not stated, but back in 2012 the then-Government said... Read more of this article
Heron Bay School Hosts Special Assembly
On February 7th, the Primary Five students at Heron Bay Primary School hosted a special assembly, with guests including Deputy Premier Michael Dunkley, Deputy PLP Leader Derrick Burgess and MP Nandi Outerbridge. In their social studies class, the students have been learning about the government in Bermuda – both early government and current. As such,... Read more of this article
Video, Photos: Plane Makes Emergency Landing
[Updated with photos + video] Police officers are restricting traffic in the area by the airport this evening [Feb 7] due to a plane making an emergency landing. A police spokesperson said, “Emergency landing procedures have been initiated surrounding L. F. Wade International Airport due to a small plane attempting to land with reported landing... Read more of this article
Videos/Photos: March, Minister & BIU President
The labour dispute between the Fairmont Hamilton Princess and Bermuda Industrial Union escalated today [Feb 5], with numerous BIU members walking off the job to march through Hamilton. Many of the staff from both Fairmont Hotels, the Post Office, Marine & Ports, Department of Parks, Works & Engineering and other unionized divisions came out... Read more of this article
Photos, Results: Butterfield & Vallis 5K Race
Stephen Allen and Jennifer Alen are the 2014 Butterfield and Vallis 5K male and female champions, while Jayden Ming and Ashley Irby raced to victory in the junior race. Stephen Allen ran away from all his competitors on his way to victory clocking a time of 16:05, while seventeen year old Daniel Oatley capped off his weekend finishing second in a time... Read more of this article
Photos: “Walls” Show At Bermuda Arts Centre
The Bermuda Arts Centre in Dockyard asked their members whether a wall can be considered art, and the basic agreement was yes, leading to their latest exhibition aptly titled “Walls.” The Centre said, “Our walls are a part of Bermuda’s charm. Whether beautiful 200 year old dry stone walls that lean in and out of the road, or... Read more of this article
Photos: Prison Van Catches Fire On North Shore
[Updated with photos] As of 10.00am this morning [Feb 2] traffic is being diverted on North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish after a prison van with six people inside it caught fire. A police spokesperson said, “Around 8:55am Sunday, February 2nd first responders were dispatched to a reported vehicle fire along North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish... Read more of this article
Photos: Mill Creek Road Flooding Slows Traffic
Motorists traversing the Mill Creek Road area this morning [Jan 31] were met with water rising above the creek and flooding the roadway. A high tide at approximately 8.30am combined with heavy downpours throughout the night helped fill the street with inches of water. At the deepest point, the water on the south side of road was about 15 inches deep... Read more of this article
Photos: St. George’s Prep Students Visit BIOS
The children of St. George’s Preparatory School paid a visit to the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] this week in order to learn about “The Secret Life of Fish,” thanks to an initiative sponsored by HSBC. Over the last five years, BIOS has welcomed thousands of primary students through its doors to participate in the Explorer... Read more of this article
Photos: Bermuda Arts Centre “Then & Now”
The Bermuda Arts Centre’s latest exhibit, a juried members show called “Then & Now,” is set to come to a close on Saturday, February 1. The show includes works from Christopher Marson, Christopher Grimes, Heidi Cowen, Grahame Rendell, Nancy Smythe, David Murdoch, Susan Thomas, David Beale, Jonah Jones, and others, each of them... Read more of this article
Photos: 2014 Regiment Passing Out Parade
More than 100 new Bermuda Regiment soldiers marched out of the gates of Warwick Camp today [Jan 25] after taking part in the end of recruit camp passing out parade in front of gathered family and friends. The passing out parade was attended by Governor George Fergusson, Premier Craig Cannonier, Deputy Premier Michael Dunkley, US Consul General Robert... Read more of this article
Photos: 155 Ft Tall Crane Being Dismantled
Craneiom – the tallest of the tower cranes on the site of the new Acute Care Wing — is being dismantled this weekend. The 155 feet tall crame was named back in 2009 when it was first brought to the site, by local student Isaiah Smith, who won a contest with his concocted name choice “Craneiom”. In its more than two year stay on the site,... Read more of this article
