Category: Photos

Photos/Video: RAF Typhoons Land In Bermuda

Five military aircraft from Britain’s Royal Air Force landed at the LF Wade International Airport today [Jan 9], including one Lockheed L-1011 TriStar and four accompanying Typhoons. According to the RAF website they have a mixed fleet of nine Lockheed L-1011 TriStar aircraft, which are operated by No 216 Squadron, based in Oxfordshire, in the... Read more of this article

Photos: Ethiopian Orthodox Celebrate Christmas

Bermuda’s Ethiopian Orthodox Church started their Christmas celebrations last night [Jan 6], with members heading to the east end to take part in the service at their intricately decorated Church. The difference in the date of Christmas celebrations is due to the use by the Church of the Julian calendar; the western world uses the Gregorian calendar,... Read more of this article

Photos: Bermuda Karting Club Sunday Racing

The Bermuda Karting Club’s 2013/14 season continued at the Southside Motor Sports Park today [Jan 5] with their first race of the new year. High winds may have deterred some spectators from making their way to the east end track but did not hamper the conditions for high speed racing to thrill those that attended. Click to enlarge photos: #gallery-3... Read more of this article

Photos: Firefighters Respond To Fire In Dockyard

[Updated with more photos and statement] At sometime around 9.30/10.00am this morning [Jan 4] the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service responded to a fire in the Dockyard area. It appears the blaze was located on an old boat in the area, and smoke could be seen floating into the sky as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. Details are limited at... Read more of this article

Photos: Somerset Trojans Win Friendship Trophy

Somerset Trojans became the 2013/14 Friendship Trophy Champions on Wednesday [Jan 1] after defeating Hamilton Parish 4 – 1 at the National Sports Centre. This was the final game in Wednesday’s triple header, with the first match seeing the PHC Zebras win the PDL Final after defeating the Dandy Town Hornets, while the second match resulted... Read more of this article

Photos: Somerset Defeat Colts In Shield Final

The Somerset Eagles met up with the Devonshire Colts at the National Sports Centre today [Jan 1], with the Somerset Eagles claiming a 2 – 0 win and being named the 2013/14 Shield Champions. The two teams went into the half-time break with Somerset Eagles leading 1 – 0, after Marcus Simmons headed the ball past a stranded Gregory Rose in... Read more of this article

Photos: St George’s Celebrates New Year’s Eve

The inclement weather yesterday [Dec 31] cleared with lots of time for hundreds of New Year’s Eve revelers to make their way to the Town Square in St George’s for music, entertainment, food and the traditional onion drop. Children had fun throughout the night playing on the blow up slide or running around enjoying themselves with New Year’s... Read more of this article

Photos/Video: 2014 New Year’s Eve Fireworks

[Updated with video] Starting at midnight, fireworks lit up the night sky in the east end as Bermudians welcomed in the New Year, and said good bye to the old. The fireworks were part of the annual New Year’s Eve celebration in St George’s Town Square, which included a host of local entertainment, food vendors, kiddie activities, a countdown... Read more of this article

Looking Back On 2013: The Year In Photos

To mark the end of yet another year, Bernews has gathered some of the images from 2013 depicting a few of the many events that took place. Ranging from holidays, to sports, to cruise ships, collisions and more, the past year saw numerous activities take place on our 21 square mile island. This is, of course, only a tiny fraction of the photos we posted... Read more of this article

Slideshow: Skateboarding At #1 Car Park

Young skateboarders made their way to Hamilton today [Dec 29] to take advantage of the ramps and rails that Darren Booth of the Booth store had set up in the #1 car park on Front Street. Mr Booth most recently set up the equipment on Boxing Day for the enjoyment of those that attended. In June of this year, Skate Bermuda said they were launching a... Read more of this article

Photos: Flying Colors Fat Tire Massive Racing

The fourth race of the Flying Colors Fat Tire Massive Race series was run today [Dec 29] under classic Bermuda winter conditions at Lagoon Park in Sandys with clear skies and light breezes. Eighty-eight racers gathered on the start line to battle. Male Novice saw the largest field with 18 competitors. After the usual smattering of flat tires, broken... Read more of this article

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