Government buildings include the parliament building, the Government House to the north, the former Admiralty House of the Royal Navy to the west (both in Pembroke), and the British Army garrison headquarters at Prospect Camp to its east.

The Town of Hamilton became a city in 1897, ahead of the consecration in 1911 of the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity (Church of England), which was under construction at the time.

"The article went on to mention that the Mayor was to open a fund to supply the crew of the ship with newspapers and included the text of Shadwell's letter.

In February 17th, 1975, Queen Elizabeth II made an visit on city hall along with Prince Philip, in the course of world tour on the construction of the structure.

[4] Today, the city overlooking Hamilton Harbour is primarily a business district, with few structures other than office buildings and shops.

As the offshore domicile of many foreign companies, Bermuda has a highly developed international business economy; it is an exporter of financial services, primarily insurance, reinsurance, investment funds, and special-purpose vehicles.

Numerous leading international insurance companies are based in Hamilton, as it is a global reinsurance centre[clarification needed].

This shield is supported by a mermaid and heraldic sea horse (i.e., demi-horse, demi-fish), and is placed on a mount in front of which is a scroll containing the motto "Sparsa Collegit".

Meanwhile, winter precipitation is typically derived from westerly moving extra-tropical cyclones and their associated fronts.

Erratic, extended dry spells occasionally develop because of variations in the semi-permanent sub-tropical ridge locally known as the Bermuda-Azores High.

The history of the modern Bermuda Gold Cup event dates back to the very beginning of the match racing style of sailing.

The Argo Gold Cup is still a key event in the World Match Racing Tour calendar.

In his letter he expressed the propriety of "my returning a British Royal trophy to the custody of your club, with its long record of clean sportsmanship and keenly contested races between your Bermuda yachts and ours of Long Island Sound, and elsewhere..."[24] The first winner of the Cup in its new format was Briggs Cunningham in 1937.