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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...

People may know him by his stage names Rowdy Piper and R?ddla. But local hip hop artist Roddy Nesbitt could soon have another label under his belt — that of soca star. Mr Nesbitt’s latest song, CrossFit, is described as an energetic soca tune. Comp...

Bermuda’s Emerging Professionals (BEPRO) is calling on all primary six students to enter its inaugural National Heroes Day Writing Competition. P6 students Island-wide are encouraged to submit original compositions answering the question, “What does...

A new four-day cultural event has been launched embracing a carnival atmosphere and celebrating Bermuda’s heroes. The Bermuda Heroes Weekend has been a work in progress for many years but has finally come to fruition, thanks to the support of the Be...

The following is a copy of a letter from barrister and attorney Allan Doughty to the naming committee for National Heroes day. In it, he nominates Seaman Sergei A Preminin of the Soviet Navy as a national hero of Bermuda 10 February 2015 The Naming...

Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us … All these were honoured in their generations, and were the glory of their times. — Ecclesiasticus Bermuda has always been somewhat remiss when it comes to honouring its own. Part of thi...

The nomination period for a new national hero has begun, according to the Ministry of Community, Culture and Sport. In a statement this afternoon, Director of Community and Cultural Affairs Heather Whalen said: “The designation of National Hero is co...