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St. Peter's Church, where the House of Assembly held its first session on the 1 August 1620. The House of Assembly was created at a time when Bermuda, or The Somers Isles, was administered by the Somers Isles Company (1615–1684), an offshoot of the Virginia Company. The House of Burgesses had been created in Virginia in 1619.
An Australian scientist says he has figured out the leading cause of the Bermuda Triangle disappearances. Here's the answer.
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a loosely defined region in the North Atlantic Ocean, roughly bounded by Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Since the mid-20th century, it has been the focus of an urban legend suggesting that many aircrafts and ships have disappeared there under mysterious circumstances.
Postcodes for street addresses consist of two letters and two digits, as follows: Mr. & Mrs Householder Upper Apt # 1 9 Leafy Lane SMITH'S FL 07 BERMUDA. Postcodes for PO Box addresses, however, consist of four letters. In the capital, Hamilton, a PO Box address would be: Mr. Boxholder PO Box HM 2469 HAMILTON HM GX BERMUDA
Its parliament held its first session in 1620, making it the third-oldest continuous parliament in the world. As part of the British realm, King Charles III is head of state and is represented in Bermuda by a Governor , whom he appoints on the advice of the British Government.
The Parliament of Bermuda is the bicameral legislative body of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. [1] Based on the Westminster system, one of the two chambers (lower house) is elected, the other (upper house), appointed. [2] The two chambers are: House of Assembly (36 members; elected for a five-year term in single seat constituencies)
The State House, the home of Bermuda's parliament in St. George's from 1620 until the capital's relocation to Hamilton in 1815. Picture taken in 2006. The State House (1620) in St. George's was the first purpose-built home of the House of Assembly, which then constituted the only chamber of the Parliament of Bermuda. Other than fortifications ...
The State House, Bermuda, built in 1620, was one of the first stone structures.. The predominance of stone as a building material came about early in Bermuda's history. The first settlers built using the native and abundant Bermuda cedar, but such structures were rarely able to withstand either the normal winds or the occasional hurrican