July 2: The 50th anniversary of the Theatre Boycott of 1959. For 40 years, no one knew who was behind the series of demonstrations which shattered a segregated Bermuda.

July 4: Kim Dean, 20, a former cashier at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, used Dr. Brown's on-file debit card to order a pizza. She received a suspended prison sentence.

July 6: Newly Appointed Cabinet Minister Walter Roban told white voter, Claire Smith, never to write him again after she e-mailed to complain about the Premier. His e-mail said: "I ask that you refrain from sending e-mails to me. I do not correspond to racists or bigots masquerading as democrats. Goodbye."

July 7: Government Senator Walton Brown voiced his support for the amendments of the Human Rights Act to protect people of all sexual orientations from discrimination after participating in the London Gay Pride parade.

July 9: Burnell Cross was arrested at the Cabinet Grounds after he became abusive and yelled obscenities at Attorney General Kim Wilson. Cross claimed Mrs. Wilson stole from his mother and has since received a suspended sentence from Magistrates' Court.

July 10: Emerald Financial Capital International founders David and Antoinette Bolden were charged with stealing $300,000 from the company. The couple are due to stand trial on April 5.

July 11: Mother-of-two Shakeya DeRoza was murdered in her Somerset home. Witnesses said she ran out into the street, collapsed and died outside of Rose's Flower Shop. Jermaine Wellington Pearman, her partner and father of her children, denied the murder and will stand trial sometime next year.

Premier Ewart Brown surprised his own Cabinet and the Opposition by tabling the Gaming Bill, which was defeated.

Later that night in the House, Telecommunications Minister Terry Lister, Education Minister El James and backbenchers Randy Horton and Wayne Perinchief called for Dr. Brown to resign and cited a "crisis of leadership".

July 13: Mr. Lister and Mr. James were removed from Cabinet. Mr. James went on to return as Education Minister later in the summer.

Premier Ewart Brown survived a special PLP central committee meeting and maintained support from the party after the controversy of bringing the Uighurs to Bermuda.

July 15: Health Minister Nelson Bascome died of heart attack while overseas on vacation.

July 17: Charles Gosling is elected the new Mayor of Hamilton as his team swept the election.

July 20: Former politician and celebrated lawyer Julian Hall dies. Tributes poured in from politicians, lawyers, business leaders and his family.

Nation of Islam founder Louis Farrakhan came to Bermuda and spoke to a large crowd at the National Stadium about peace and unity.

July 25: The murder trial of five teenagers accused of killing Bermuda Institute graduate Kellon Hill ends without a verdict. Four of the accused, Devon Hairston, Kevin Warner, Zharrin Simmons and Gary Hollis were released on no case to answer to. Kellan Lewis was left to face the charges by himself and was cleared when the jury failed to reach a verdict. He will face a retrial in February.

July 29: Bermuda celebrated its 400th Anniversary with a special re-enactment of when the settlers arrived in the Sea Venture.

July 31: St. George's kept the cup at the annual Cup Match Classic but the celebrations were marred by violence as a group of thugs rioted and the St. George's Cricket Club was shut down. Eleven men have been prosecuted.