January 2: "I never told him that I loved him and I really do," was the heartbreaking thought running through 19-year-old Michiko Campbell's mind, following the death of his twin brother Machai in a road crash.

January 2: Earl Cameron was named in the Queen's New Year's Honours List after a movie, television and theatre career spanning seven decades.

January 3: Celebrations to mark the 400th Anniversary began in Hamilton with acrobatics, stilt-walkers, and a fish chowder competition., but events are also planned throughout the year to make it a memorable 12 months.

January 5: A father fell to his death from a high ledge while taking a peek inside the new apartment being built for him by his brother. Donahue (Donnie) Sousa, a 45-year-old cancer survivor, is believed to have climbed perilous steps outside the still under-construction building in Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, before plunging about 50 feet

January 6: Dr. Joseph Froncioni says there needs to be a cultural shift against drink driving and speeding in tandem after 17 people died in 2008.

January 8: The Bermuda Society of Arts is allowed to stay at City Hall for at least another 25 years.

January 9: Two overseas firms are suing Bermudian businessman Andre Curtis and his company Harvest Investment Holdings.

January 10: The Fairmont Southampton announced 35 job losses, in the first signs of recession hitting the Island's tourism product.

January 12: Arnold Astwood, the man accused of murdering his girlfriend Ruth Binns in September 2007, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, but not guilty to murder.

January 13: Telecommunications company Digicel has offered its staff voluntary severance packages as it seeks to reduce its number of local employees by ten percent and expatriate staff by 20 percent.

January 13: Government House announced that Richard Ground has been reappointed as Chief Justice of Bermuda for a further three years.

January 14: Bermudian taxpayers shelled out $75,000 for a Barack Obama-themed party in Washington D.C. The Audacity of Hope Gala and Ball was sponsored by the Island's Department of Tourism.

January 15: Retailers suffered a hard winter with retail sales falling by 5.8 percent after adjusting for the rate of inflation.

Two former Premiers urged Bermuda's leaders to take a leaf out of Barack Obama's book and quit playing the race card.

Sir John Swan and Alex Scott cast aside their differences to agree that the Island could only embrace President Obama's new dawn of hope if blacks and whites unite.

January 16: The man set to transform the former Club Med site into a Park Hyatt resort survived after a plane he was travelling on crashed into New York's Hudson River.

Carl Bazarian was one of more than 150 passengers and crew who had to scramble onto rescue boats after both engines on the US Airways jetliner were disabled after a collision with a flock of birds.

January 17: International accountancy firm Ernst & Young confirmed it had reduced its Bermuda workforce as a "last resort" as economic conditions impacted.

January 19: The Governor, Sir Richard Gozney, announced that Major Brian Gonsalves has been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and the Commanding Officer of the Bermuda Regiment.

January 20: President Obama's inaugural address. He said: "I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

January 22: Graphic images of crash victims are to be used in a last-ditch effort by the Road Safety Council to shock motorists into driving safely.

January 23: A man paralysed in an accident caused by his own dangerous riding is to head a new organisation promoting road safety.

Jason Minors has been paralysed since 2006, but the 26-year-old is now to travel the Island speaking on behalf of the Bermuda Road Safety Junior Council, to help drive home the message that poor road use can lead to serious injury and death.

January 24: A one-off performance of 'Rising Stars' at City Hall Theatre featured the talents of Kerri-Lynne Dietz, Leidy Sinclair and Imani Woodley three outstanding young Bermudians who have already made indelible impressions on listeners here and overseas.

January 26: New Anglican Bishop of Bermuda Patrick White was consecrated at the Cathedral. He said he wanted the church to team up with charities to help people in need as the global economic crisis hits the Island.

January 30: Heather Nova says she is going to perform in the Bermuda Festival, the first time in nine years she has staged a concert in Bermuda.

January 31: Motorists were left fuming over long queues to get licensed at TCD with some drivers waiting hours before giving up and leaving in frustration. TCD blamed the huge lines on month-end vehicle registrations combined with a large influx of taxis.