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Photos & Video: Mary Prince Emancipation Park
As the island celebrates Mary Prince Day [August 2], you can virtually visit the Mary Prince Emancipation Park in Devonshire, via the photos, video and 360° below, and to read more about this iconic Bermudian national hero, please click here. In July 2020, then then Minister of Community Affairs and Sports Lovitta Foggo announced in Parliament... Read more of this article
360 Degree Look At Bermuda Heroes Parks
As the island celebrates National Heroes Day – which honours eight distinguished Bermudians – Bernews is providing a unique look at two parks named after Mary Prince and Gladys Morrell. The Gladys Morrell Nature Reserve and Mary Prince Emancipation Park honour influential women in Bermuda’s history who contributed to the cultural... Read more of this article
360 Tour: Mary Prince Emancipation Park
As the island celebrates Mary Prince Day today, you can take a ‘virtual visit’ to the Mary Prince Emancipation Park in Devonshire – which was renamed in her honour in 2020 – via Bernews 360 degree tour which allows you to move your mouse to view the various angles and/or zoom in, and you can also click the thumbnails at bottom to change the... Read more of this article
Wallpaper Wednesday: Mary Prince Quote
“To be free is very sweet,” Mary Prince wrote in her groundbreaking book, with the quote featured on the latest design in Bernews weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series, with the text set against a view of the Mary Prince Emancipation Park in Devonshire. The island will soon celebrate Mary Prince Day, with the second day of Cup Match named after... Read more of this article
Wallpaper Wednesday: ‘To Be Free Is Very Sweet’
“To be free is very sweet,” Mary Prince wrote in her groundbreaking book, with the quote from the Bermudian National Hero featured on the latest design in Bernews weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series, with the text set against a view of the Mary Prince Emancipation Park in Devonshire. Ms Prince – who was born almost 233 years ago, on... Read more of this article
Bermuda National Parks Amendment Act Tabled
A Bill was recently tabled in the House of Assembly aiming to amend the Bermuda National Parks Act 1986 by officially renaming “Devonshire Bay Park” as the “Mary Prince Emancipation Park”. The Government had previously announced the plans to rename Devonshire Bay Park as Mary Prince Emancipation Park, and the signage has already been installed. Former... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Mary Prince Emancipation Park
As the island celebrates the first ever Mary Prince Day today [July 31], you can take a virtual visit to the Mary Prince Emancipation Park in Devonshire – which was recently renamed in honour of the Bermudian heroine – with a bird’s eye view via the aerial footage below. The park was previously called Devonshire Bay Park, and in renaming... Read more of this article
Mary Prince Emancipation Park Sign Unveiled
In the lead up to the first observance of the Mary Prince holiday on July 31st, the Minister of Community Affairs and Sports Lovitta Foggo recently unveiled the new signage for the Mary Prince Emancipation Park. “The public will be aware that on July 17, Minister Foggo formally announced the Government’s intention to rename Devonshire Bay Park... Read more of this article
Minister: “Mary Prince Emancipation Park”
Devonshire Bay Park will be renamed as “Mary Prince Emancipation Park,” Minister of Community Affairs and Sports Lovitta Foggo said in the House of Assembly today. Minister Foggo said, “Based on how this pandemic is ravaging communities across the globe, it should come as no surprise that our beloved Cup Match was by necessity cancelled... Read more of this article
