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Slideshow: Premier Dances With Gombeys
The Premier traditionally dances with the Gombeys during the Bermuda Day Parade and this year was no exception with Premier Craig Cannonier showing off some moves on Front Street. The Premier was cheered on by the crowds as he made his way into the street to join in with the Gombeys, where he danced away to the sounds of the drum beat while carrying... Read more of this article
Video: Visitor Uploads Footage Of Scooter Crash
A visitor to the island has uploaded a YouTube clip of his aunt crashing a rental cycle into a wall — Â fortunately the woman emerges from the incident relatively unscathed except for an unhappy souvenir of her Bermuda vacation in the form of road rash. YouTuber “ZZgamer123″ uploaded the video and the description said, “My Aunt... Read more of this article
Solving Problem Of Camera-Shy Bermudians
Bermudians proved to be remarkably camera-shy when Hollywood came calling in 1916, with pioneering silent film director Sidney Olcott having to resort to recruiting visitors staying at the island’s hotels as bit part players in his production “The Innocent Lie.” Famous Players-Lasky — precursor to today’s Paramount Pictures... Read more of this article
Runner Proposes To Girlfriend At Finish Line
[Updated] One of the runners in today’s [May 24] Bermuda Day Half-Marathon Derby proposed to his girlfriend at end of the 13-mile race, dropping to his knees when he crossed the finish line and asking his stunned girlfriend to marry him. The woman was cheering on her boyfriend — Thomas Smith — as he entered Bernard Park and completed... Read more of this article
3-Foot Long Snake Found On Golf Course
A three foot long snake was found at the Tucker’s Point Resort this afternoon [May 16] and it has been transported to the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo and euthanized. The snake — likely a Black Racer or similar species — was found on the golf course. Officials said that “given the significant impacts that any snakes, especially... Read more of this article
Photos: Car Crashes Into Wall, Lands Overboard
[Updated with slideshow + video] Early this morning a car driver crashed through a wall on Harbour Road in Paget, resulting in the car landing completely overboard, and the driver escaping unharmed. A police spokesperson said, “At approximately 4:10am this morning [Thursday May 16th], police responded to a report of a road traffic collision along... Read more of this article
Airline Diverts After Reports Of Fire On Board
[Updated with videos. At 8.20pm the captain of a flight heading from Mexico to the UK called in saying there was a fire in the cabin and requesting an emergency landing in Bermuda. Dozens of fire fighters responded to the scene as a precautionary measure, as did the police and medical personnel. The plane landed without incident at 9pm, and the 338... Read more of this article
BELCO Staff Rescue Cat Stuck Up Pole
BELCO staff recently came to the rescue of a cat which found itself stuck up an electricity pole. The SPCA said the cat appeared to have climbed the pole trying to catch birds. “To add insult to injury the tables were soon turned when the local bird population started dive bombing the cat whilst it was trapped at the top of the pole,” the... Read more of this article
Video: Two GoKarts Collide On Southside Track
The Bermuda Karting Club season continued at the Southside Motor Sports Park this past weekend, with a small collision occurring between two drivers. Jason North and David Barbosa collided during the second heat in a small crash that saw one gokart partially land on the other. Both drivers were uninjured, and Patrick Ingham went on to claim line honours... Read more of this article
Astronaut Tweets Photo Of Bermuda From Space
Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield tweeted a photo of Bermuda from space this morning [Apr 24], and included a ‘shout out’ to the Lavigne family who reside in Bermuda. He also posted the photo on Facebook and Google+, reaching over a million of his followers. Commander Hadfield was the the first Canadian to walk in space and the... Read more of this article
Town Salutes Ham Industry’s Bermuda Founder
The Virginia town of Smithfield — synonymous with ham for more than 300 years — is going the whole hog this weekend with a lecture that will explain how a Bermuda seafarer founded its world renowned industry. Bermuda-born Captain Mallory Todd, who lived in the town beginning in 1767, is credited with creating the first business curing and... Read more of this article
Video: Dockyard To St. George’s In Two Minutes
A cycle ride from Dockyard to St. George’s in less than three minutes? Not possible, you say, even when you’re lickin’ along and paying absolutely no mind to the speed limit. Well, the accelerated trip can be made now thanks to a new time-lapse video which recently went online The video was posted by Traveler’s Price Card CEO... Read more of this article
Court: Woman Charged Over Website Comment
This morning [Apr 2] a woman appeared in Magistrates Court, and was remanded in custody after she was charged with inciting or soliciting others to cause injury to Supreme Court Justice Carlyle Greaves. Carolyn Drover, 43, faced the charges which were alleged to have occurred in January 2013. The Court heard the charges were said to have arisen out... Read more of this article
Police Attend Collision Between Car And Horse
Last night [Mar 31] police officers attended a collision between a car and a horse in Paget. The police said the tan coloured horse “made good its escape” after bolting across the road and colliding with the front of a car, which resulted in damage. A police spokesperson said, “At around 7:30pm on Sunday, police attended a collision... Read more of this article
Video: Senator Defeats Minister In Egg-n-Spoon
Sylvan Richards and Diallo Rabain matched up against each other in C#7 Hamilton South in last year’s general election, with Mr Richards winning at the polls. The two gentlemen faced off again today [Mar 29] during the egg-n-spoon race at the Devil’s Hole Good Friday Fun Day, with Mr Rabain racing to victory. Minister Richards now serves as... Read more of this article
Bermudian Journalist Meets Grumpy Cat
She’s the supposed sourpuss with the face which launched a thousand memes — Tardar Sauce, the now ubiquitous Internet feline whose expression is full of cat-itude. Famous the world over for her distinctive feline frown, the so-called Grumpy Cat is actually a happy animal — her permanently grumpy face the result of feline dwarfism. Last... Read more of this article
