Archive for May 1st, 2010
May: Celebrating Bermudian Accomplishments
Every May Bermuda celebrates Heritage Month with a host of events, the most well known being the Bermuda Day celebrations on May 24th. Bernews will also be celebrating Heritage Month, bringing you a special article every day highlighting Bermuda’s accomplishments, history, culture, heritage and more. For a nation that is literally a mere dot on... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Big Bikes Cruise Into Bermuda
Massive $25,000 motorbikes with 1,600cc engines, satellite radios, TVs, and airbags aren’t exactly common in Bermuda – except for today – when dozens on them could be seen on Bermuda’s roads. They arrived in Bermuda aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas at around 8am this morning [May 1], toured Bermuda, and... Read more of this article
Bermuda Wins First Two Matches in Cayman
Thanks to technology, Bermuda rugby fans can follow along with the Bermuda Vs Cayman matches underway now in Grand Cayman. The Bermuda National Rugby Teams tour has started off with a great bang, with the Bermudian sides winning the first two games. Members of Bermuda Rugby squad at the airport ready to leave for Cayman - The national teams of the... Read more of this article
AME Church Appoints First Female Presiding Elder
In a history making appointment, last night Reverend Betty Furbert-Woolridge became the first female Presiding Elder in the Bermuda Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church [AME]. The Presiding Elder is a very senior position with the AME, which involves overseeing all eleven AME Churches on the island, in the absence of the Presiding... Read more of this article
Next Wed: Seminar on Indian Film School
There will be a seminar to learn more about an Indian filmmaking school at the Bermuda College this coming Wednesday, May 6th at 6pm. The school, Whistling Woods International (WWI), had struck a prior deal with the Premier of Bermuda, which will facilitate local students studying in Mumbai, India. On February 7, 2010 the school, located in Mumbai,... Read more of this article
Football Disciplines: Suspensions & Probations
The governing body of football on the island, the Bermuda Football Association [BFA], announced a number of actions included placing an entire team on probation for a year and suspending a player for a year. The Disciplinary Committee reached the following decisions during recent hearings: Gary “Tubba” Mallory of Devonshire Recreation Club Mr... Read more of this article
