Bermuda News

Bermuda beckons with tranquil harbor scenes and city strolls in the capital of Hamilton .

HAMILTON: Bermudian Premier Ewart Brown yesterday survived a parliamentary no-confidence motion brought by opponents after he allowed four Chinese prisoners from the US prison in Guantanamo, Cuba, to settle on the mid-Atlantic island.

HAMILTON, Bermuda a ' After almost eight years of captivity, each step of Khelil Mamut's freedom is a little overwhelming.

Nearly 1,000 protesters demanded Tuesday that Bermuda's premier resign, saying he should have consulted with high-ranking officials before accepting four released Guantanamo inmates.

This race has been in place for thirty-two years, departing from Marion on the odd years, and from Newport, RI on the even years.

Hundreds of protesters called for Bermudian Premier Ewert Brown to step down on Tuesday and accused him of acting like a dictator in allowing four Guantanamo prisoners from China to settle on the mid-Atlantic island.

One of the four former Gitmo detainees smiles after his arrival in Hamilton, Bermuda, Thursday.

So it now seems four of the 17 Uighurs mentioned in the post below ended up in the Bahamas, which I guess is kind of like Palau but 10,000 miles closer and run by Britain.

The four men in short-sleeve shirts looked like ordinary tourists, enjoying a Sunday lunch and butter pecan ice cream afterward as they observed the sparkling waters surrounding this Atlantic resort island.

These days, Bermuda is in a festive mood, celebrating the 400th anniversary of its founding.

Two days ago, very few Bermudans had even heard of the Uighurs, let alone point to their corner of Central Asia on a map.

4 Chinese Muslims, originally held on Guantanamo Bay, are being resettled on the island.

One of the four former Gitmo prisoners sent to Bermuda said today he is "very grateful" for the chance to live on the tiny tropical paradise.

Britain's oldest colony is about to celebrate it 400th birthday. It's an island that visitors are passionate about Keith Blackmore It rained hard on our first night in Hamilton, the wind whistling round the walls of the hotel.

Britain was left scrambling to assert the vestiges of its colonial authority yesterday after Bermuda welcomed in four former Guantnamo detainees under a secret deal with the United States.

Bermuda Day, held on May 24 A is a big holiday in that island nation, with athletic events, parades and the beginning of the Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Racing season.

Today is Aldersgate Day for Methodists. May 24 commemorates the day in 1738 when John Wesley underwent his conversion in a meeting room on Aldersgate Street, London.

Is it sipping afternoon tea together or beachcombing hand in hand under the moon? Can it be the circular moongates that require a wish and a kiss of every couple passing through? Maybe all the charming clichs of Bermuda are precisely what make this island so irresistible to romantics.

A BRIGG man has been charged in relation to a fatal car accident in Bermuda. Air conditioning worker Luke Armstrong , originally of St Clares Walk, Brigg, faced six charges at a Bermudan Magistrates Court on April 5, including causing the death of Winston 'Yogi' Burrows while 'his ability to drive was impaired'. He was not required to enter a plea ...

With all the focus in recent years on cruising to Bermuda, many travelers may have overlooked that this mid-Atlantic archipelago, with its rose-colored beaches, motley towns and fragrant breezes, is only a 2 1/2-hour flight from New York.