Archive for June 1st, 2010
Swimmers: New State Of The Art Timing Equipment
New state of the art timing equipment was officially unveiled during the second day of the Makin’ Waves Summer Age Group Championships, hurtling the Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association into the 21st century. The total cost of the six lane scoreboard, touch pads, and computer console was donated by Makin’ Waves, Argo Ltd, the Parfitt Family, and... Read more of this article
Kirkland Helps St. Mary’s Win College Nationals
Bermudian sailor Jesse Kirkland helped his school to win a National Sailing Title. Over the three-day Memorial Day holiday weekend, the top 14 schools in the USA – as determined by their performance in one of the seven Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association conferences to which they belong – were in America’s Heartland racing for the 2010 ICSA/APS... Read more of this article
Coaches Wrapup: Age Groups Swim Champs
Scroll down for the coaches reviews of the Makin Waves Summer Age Group Championships which was held this past weekend. Approximately 180 swimmers took to the pool, in a meet with saw several new records set. Scroll down to read the coaches assessment, and for a photo gallery, video and scoresheet of this event click here. Mr. Ben Smith, Aquatics Manager/National... Read more of this article
Dickinson & Finnegan Win Comet Flagpole Race
Stephen Dickinson and Martin Finnigan won the Flag Pole to Flag Pole Comet Class Race on Sunday, May 30. The race had six boats entered, and started from Hamilton and ended in St George’s. The photo below shows the start of the race: Due to start at 11am, the race got underway 30 mins late due to late arrivals of sailboats and crew who had made... Read more of this article
Guest Worker Killed in Industrial Accident
A contract worker died last night (May 31) following an industrial accident. The police say that it appears that the victim, a 48 year old Malaysian man, was working on a ladder inside a building in an Appleby Lane, Paget residence, when he fell approximately 15 feet to the ground just before 1pm. He was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital... Read more of this article
Dead Body Found Floating Off Harbour Road
Just before 1pm today [June 1] members of the public discovered a woman’s lifeless body floating in the water off Darrell’s Wharf on Harbour Road. First responders arrived on the scene, and the lady was taken to King Edward Hospital where she was pronounced dead. At this early juncture information is limited, but a Police spokesman has... Read more of this article
Kevin Warner Charged For Dekimo Martin Murder
Only 5 days after the murder occurred, a man has been charged with the murder of Dekimo Martin. This morning (June 1) amongst a heavy police presence, 20 year old Kevin Andre Warner of Warwick was charged in Magistrates Court with murder, possession of a firearm with the intent to commit an indictable offense and attempting to pervert the course of... Read more of this article
Bermuda ICC Cricket: 3 Wins In A Row
Bermuda romped to our third victory of the ICC Americas Division 1 Championship, with a victory over the Cayman Islands yesterday [May 31]. The national squad had beaten Argentina the day before, and started off their opening match by beating the Bahamas. Initially, the Bermuda squad dug themselves into a hole at the start of their innings, being 27/3.... Read more of this article
Photos & Videos: EcoHeritage Festival
Organised by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, the EcoHeritage Festival was held at the Botanical Gardens on Sunday, May 30th. There were was a wide variety of displays and events including meditation sessions, cake decorating lessons, drumming lessons, eco farming lessons, art classes and more. Nicole Clark was demonstrating cake decorating; ... Read more of this article
