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The j’ouvert celebration in Dockyard this morning kicked off the second day of Bermuda Heroes Weekend festivities. The Caribbean-style event went from 3am to 8am, with hundreds decamping to Malabar Field to be painted and have other paraphernalia ad...

It set off earlier today from Dockyard’s South Basin and headed north: the Parade of the Bands — the third major instalment of the Bermuda Heroes Weekend. The roughly two-hour procession of trucks, bands and accompanying revellers is to end up at the...

Heroes, they have to be sure, they have to be soon and they have to be larger than life. At least they do according to Bonnie Tyler’s song Holding Out for a Hero. In honour of Heroes Day on Monday, The Royal Gazette asked people: what do you need fro...

Bermuda Carnival. Carnival time in Bermuda. Hmm. I never thought I would ever hear those two words together. Almost like saying Bermuda snow or snow in Bermuda. For many, many moons, Bermudians were told that we should have nothing to do with the Ca...

Between regular visits to Bermuda in the early years of the 20th century, Mark Twain found time to dash off a droll letter to the editor of an American newspaper. He good-naturedly upbraided the newspaperman for having expressed dismay over the coll...

To assist with transportation to the Bermuda Heroes Weekend carnival festivities in Dockyard, the ferry Bermudian will make one trip at 2am from Hamilton to Dockyard on Saturday and leave Dockyard at approximately 9am, returning to Hamilton. It will ...

National Heroes Weekend, eh. For many, when they think of heroes the first thing that comes to mind would be some Superman or Batman-like individual swooping down from the sky to save the damsel in distress. For others, they may envision Chuck Norris...

There will be about 18 events islandwide over the National Heroes Day holiday, prompting Police to ask for patience from the public as traffic disruptions are likely. Police checkpoints will be deployed throughout the weekend, according to Chief Insp...

The ferry schedule for the National Heroes’ Day holiday weekend will run as follows: Blue Route Operating on the weekday schedule between Hamilton and Dockyard as of 7.10am from Hamilton; last departure from Hamilton is 8.30pm. Orange Route Opera...

Bermuda Heroes Weekend has announced that J’Ouvert and Parade of Bands have been moved to the Royal Naval Dockyard from the originally scheduled location at Morgan’s Point. Organisers say that all other scheduled events will remain at their planned l...

The Island’s National Heroes for 2015 have been named — Gladys Morrell and Sir Edward “ET” Richards. Ms Morrell was the suffragette leader of Bermuda’s votes-for-women campaign who risked imprisonment for the cause. Sir Edward was Bermuda’s first bla...

Three Caribbean organisations are joining forces to perform in a “T-shirt band” for the upcoming Bermuda Heroes Weekend Parade at Morgan’s Point. The West Indies Association, Jamaican Association and Barbados Association will all get together for th...