Category: Photos
Photos: 2010 Pumpkin Picking at Hog Bay
Yesterday [Oct 23[ saw the start of the Halloween festivities, with Hog Bay Park in Sandys taken over by pumpkins. Starting from the car park there was a trail of stuffed pumpkins, as well as ghosts and giant spiders hung up along the way. The trail led out to the pumpkin patch where kids — and adults — were able to pick the pumpkin they... Read more of this article
Photos: All Breed Championship Dog Show
Today (Oct 23) The Bermuda Kennel Club held their Dog Show at Somersfield Academy. There were four International All Breed Championship Dog Shows, with judges from the U.S. and Canada. Conformation shows, also referred to as Breed Shows, are where each purebred dog is judged against the ideal breed type for their Breed, as described in its Breed Standard. - - You... Read more of this article
Photos: 2010 Dog Agility Contest
Various types of dogs jumped, bounded and sprinted today (Oct 23), as The Bermuda Kennel Club hosted their Dog Show at Somersfield Academy in Devonshire. Held in conjunction with the Breed Shows, the Dog Training Club of Bermuda was running four agility trials. Dog agility is a dog sport where the handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in... Read more of this article
Photos: Airport Security Training Exercise
An group consisting of many of the island`s emergency services have been conducting an emergency training session over the course of this weekend, causing some panic stricken Bermudians to think something of a nefarious nature had happened in the East End. The training involved airport personnel, the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, varoosu units of... Read more of this article
Photos: PGA Grand Slam Day #2
Causing Bermuda’s octopus population to strike out twice in a row, South African Ernie Els won the 2010 PGA Grand Slam of Golf today [Oct 20], against the prediction of a Martin Kaymer win from Squirt the Octopus. Mr. Els won his second Grand Slam, picking up $600,000 prize money. The elite event was held at the Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton,... Read more of this article
Photos: 2010 PGA Grand Slam Day #1
Scroll down for photos of the first day of the 2010 PGA Grand Slam of Golf that held today [Oct 19] at the Port Royal Golf Course. Four of the world’s top golfers are vying for over $1.3 million dollars prize money; Graeme McDowell, Martin Kaymer, Ernie Els and David Toms. 2001 PGA Champion David Toms, who received a late invitation this month... Read more of this article
Photos: Brian Lara Trains With Cricket Team
Bermuda’s cricket players experienced a coaching session of a lifetime this afternoon [Oct 19], as legendary cricketer Brian Lara spent time talking and training with the team at National Stadium. Mr Lara is in Bermuda as a guest player at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, having been invited by the Premier and the Department of Tourism Cricketers of... Read more of this article
Historical Photos: Boat Passengers Escape in 1915
History comes alive via the photos below showing people streaming off a wrecked boat almost 100 years ago. The Pollockshields wrecked in 1915, and came back to the public attention yesterday due to tourists discovering an ammunition box from the 95-year-old wreck in the waters of the Coral Beach Hotel. With the approach of the first World War, the boat... Read more of this article
Photos: 95-Year-Old Ammunition Pulled From Sea
Earlier today [Oct 17] a group of visitors pulled a chest from the ocean, which after a delayed time that saw the Police Bomb Squad clear the area, was determined to be ammunition from a ship that wrecked off Bermuda in 1915. The guests had flown into Bermuda to celebrate a wedding, with the majority coming in from New York and staying at the Coral... Read more of this article
Photos: Premier Goes on a School Blitz
This week Premier Dr Ewart Brown visited three schools, donating books, taking part in a citizenship class as well as taking engaging in a question and answer session with primary school students. Earlier this week Premier Dr. Brown made a donation of books to the Berkeley Institute library. The books were received by Principal Michelle Simmons and... Read more of this article
Photos & Results: 2010 Trunk Island Swimming
The 2010 Trunk Island Swimming Contest took place this past weekend, and saw over 100 swimmers take to the ocean to contest the annual title. Nicholas Patterson was the overall winner: Lisa Blackburn was the first female across the line, finishing in a very impressive second place overall: A total of 115 swimmers took to the waters, with Mr. Patterson... Read more of this article
Photos: 2010 Sailing Argo Group Gold Cup
The best of the best descended on Bermuda for the 2010 Argo Group Gold Cup, with Great Britain’s Ben Ainslie, a four-time Olympic medalist, winning the Argo Group Gold Cup and the $50,000 cash prize for the second year in a row. Mr. Ainslie is the second skipper to win the King Edward VII Gold Cup Trophy two successive years since the event was... Read more of this article
