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Calendars that show public holidays have the wrong date for next year’s Bermuda Day after it was changed from May 31 to May 24. Government said the switch was made because tourism chiefs highlighted the advantage of the tie-in of a long weekend with ...

Bermuda’s traditional May 24 holiday has been moved — to May 24. John Rankin, the Governor, was asked by the Government to announce that the public holiday will not be on Friday, May 31 in 2019 but will instead be marked a week earlier. It means the ...

Thousands of revellers celebrated the Christmas season the Bermuda way on Saturday as Hamilton hosted the Christmas Boat Parade.Spectators lined Front Street and Albuoy’s Point, enjoying a line-up of impressively lighted boats and festive music.Donal...

The Ministry of Public Works is advising motorists of the following traffic and parking changes to take place on Saturday, 8 December from 6:00pm until 9:00pm to accommodate the Christmas Boat Parade. One way traffic will occur on the following road...

A special “viewing village” is to be set up for this weekend’s Christmas Boat Parade in Hamilton Harbour. The City of Hamilton, which has taken over the organisation of the event, said it was pleased to bring “a family-friendly atmosphere to the even...

St George’s Harbour was lit up this weekend as the East End hosted its first Christmas Boat Parade. Hundreds of people gathered in St George to take in the festive atmosphere. Quinell Francis, the Mayor of St George, said: “The town enjoyed their fir...

Hamilton Princess & Beach Club will be holding a Christmas market on Saturday as the centrepiece of its Boat Parade events. The European-style Christmas market in the main courtyard of the hotel will be full of Christmas lights and cheer and will fea...

Last month, I travelled to Vienna, the former seat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and a fitting place to contemplate the approaching 100th anniversary of the conclusion of the First World War. That conflict began with Austria-Hungary’s declaration of...

Bermuda marked the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War by lighting a beacon of hope for a brighter future. Heiko Schwartz, head of the political department at the German Consulate in New York, was among the VIP guests as soldiers from...

Armistice Day, tomorrow, November 11, 2018, marks the 100th year anniversary of the end of the Great War, the First World War. I write to honour and remember Bermuda’s men and women who served in Great War and thoughts on the lives of those who survi...

MSA’s Remembrance Day Ceremony is held annually to help students understand the significance of November 11th. It consists of a solemn ceremony, used as a teaching and learning experience, and includes the playing of ‘The Last Post’ and a moment of s...

The Bermuda End-to-End walk’s main sponsor is to be insurance and reinsurance giant Axa XL, it was announced yesterday. The firm — formed by a merger between French Axa and Bermuda’s XL — has taken up the baton from XL, which previously sponsored the...