Jul 13, 2004 1:32 AM Gombey troupes spring up on Bermuda's streets to perform and instantly attract an enthusiastic crowd who soon fall in-step and dance to the hypnotic beat of drums and bottle-whistles. The Gombeys are most often encountered on holidays such as Bermuda Day (May 24th), Boxing Day (December 26th) and Easter, but they can also be seen during the summer at Market Nights in St. George's from 7:30pm onwards.

Jul 13, 2004 1:00 AM Perhaps Bermuda's most important and popular annual sporting event, this cricket tournament features the ongoing rivalry between the St. George's Cricket Club from the East End and the Somerset Cricket Club from the West End. Plenty of pomp, ceremony and celebratory taunting precedes this spectacle.