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Remembrance Day Policing Activity
“The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] conducted proactive patrols island wide and responded to various calls for service, during the Remembrance Day holiday weekend,” the police said. A police spokesperson said, “However, there were no major incidents of anti-social behaviour reported. Of note, from 5pm Friday, 8th November until 5am... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: 2024 Remembrance Day Parade
[Updated with photos] Bermuda is commemorating Remembrance Day with a ceremony and parade in Hamilton today [Nov 11] and you can tune in and watch live below. We will have a photo gallery later on and you can view all our coverage of this year, and past years, Remembrance Day events by clicking here and for over 50 videos covering Remembrance Day... Read more of this article
Video: Remembrance Sunday In The UK
As part of today’s Remembrance Sunday observances in the UK, Kimberley Durrant, the Bermuda Government’s London Office Director & UK Representative, laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in London on behalf of Bermuda. A Government spokesperson said, “Ms. Durrant joined other Overseas Territories representatives for the annual occasion... Read more of this article
Remembrance Day Observances To Be Held
Observances will be held on Monday [Nov 11] for Remembrance Day, including the Remembrance Day Parade and the laying of wreaths at the Cenotaph. A Government spokesperson said, “On Monday, November 11, the Remembrance Day Parade will take place to commemorate those who fell in the two World Wars and other campaigns of the Allied Forces. The ceremony... Read more of this article
BSX Closed For Remembrance Day Holiday
The Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX] will be closed on Monday, November 11, in observance of the Remembrance Day Public Holiday. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX] advises that the Exchange will be closed on closed Monday, 11 November 2024, in observance of the Remembrance Day Public Holiday. The BSX will re-open on Tuesday, 12 November... Read more of this article
Remembrance Day Trash Collection Advisory
The City of Hamilton has announced the garbage collection schedule for Remembrance Day Weekend. A spokesperson said, “The City of Hamilton wishes to advise City businesses and residents that garbage collection will be scheduled on the following dates during the Remembrance Day Weekend: Friday November 8th – Last collection for residents; collection... Read more of this article
Remembrance Day Garbage Collection Advisory
The Ministry of Public Works is advising that due to the Remembrance Day holiday on Monday, November 11, garbage will not be collected on that day. A Government spokesperson said, “On the week of November 11th, household waste will follow a roll-over schedule where Monday’s waste is collected on Tuesday, Tuesday’s waste is collected on Wednesday,... Read more of this article
Remembrance Day Presentations At Schools
In the lead-up to Remembrance Day, hundreds of young Bermudians are gaining a deeper appreciation of Bermuda’s historical role through engaging presentations by the Royal Bermuda Regiment. A spokesperson said, “A group of officers and soldiers has been visiting primary schools over the past two weeks in the lead-up to November 11. “The engaging... Read more of this article
Wreaths Laid In Belgium For Bermudians
[Written by Dr Edward Harris] Belgium and the Western Front are a long way from Bermuda, not only geographically, but now, as the years roll on inexorably, over a century and five years distant since the “Great War”, or First World War, ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, being the 11th of November 1918. On the... Read more of this article
Remembrance Day Weekend Policing Activity
The police “conducted proactive patrols throughout” the island during the Remembrance Day holiday weekend, and 27 people were arrested and a total of 84 traffic tickets were issued. A police spokesperson said, “During the Remembrance Day holiday weekend, the Bermuda Police Service [BPS] conducted proactive patrols throughout the island.... Read more of this article
Video: Kimberley Durrant Lays Wreath In UK
U.K. representative at the Bermuda London Office Kimberley Durrant laid a wreath on behalf of Bermuda at the Cenotaph in London in order to mark Remembrance Day. The wreath, laid with others from representatives from the British Overseas Territories, included a note saying “on behalf of the Government of the people of Bermuda.” Bermuda’s... Read more of this article
Waste Collection Adjusts For Remembrance Day
The Ministry of Public Works is “reminding residents that due to the today’s Remembrance Day Holiday [November 13] household waste collection will follow a rollover schedule. A Government spokesperson said, “This rollover means that household waste regularly collected on Monday will be collected tomorrow, Tuesday. “Tuesday’s... Read more of this article
