Archive for October 20th, 2010
Top Cyclists Heading To Caribbean Champs
Some of the island’s top cyclists are heading out to Guadeloupe today [Oct 21] to compete in the 10th Elite Caribbean Cycling Championships. Athletes traveling include Flora Duffy, Nicole Mitchell, Mark Hatherley, Adam Harbutt, Darren Glasford, Shannon Lawrence and Geri Mewett. Traveling with the athletes are Greg Hopkins, Arthur Glasford and... Read more of this article
Halloween Launch For Olde Towne Market
The Old Towne Market will launch in St George’s on Halloween – Sunday, October 31st – running from 2pm to 6pm. The markets, which will run every Sunday until December 19th, will feature vendors selling fresh produce, fish, arts and crafts and more. Additional vendors are welcome to sign up, please call 296-6185 for further information. Organizers... Read more of this article
Photos: PGA Grand Slam Day #2
Causing Bermuda’s octopus population to strike out twice in a row, South African Ernie Els won the 2010 PGA Grand Slam of Golf today [Oct 20], against the prediction of a Martin Kaymer win from Squirt the Octopus. Mr. Els won his second Grand Slam, picking up $600,000 prize money. The elite event was held at the Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton,... Read more of this article
Business Bermuda Launches Luncheon Seminars
Business Bermuda launched its first of six Luncheon Seminars today [Oct 20]. Rajah Abusrewil, Trust and Estates Attorney at Trott & Duncan, provided attendees with an overview of what individuals need to know when they address the vital subject of Estate Planning. She covered essential and wide-ranging areas such as writing a will, choosing appropriate... Read more of this article
Ernie Els Wins 2010 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
41-year-old South African golfer Ernie Els won the 2010 PGA Grand Slam of Golf, and the $600,000 prize money that goes with it. The elite event was held at the Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, and saw four of the world’s best converge. The final scores were Ernie Els – 5, David Toms -4, Martin Kaymer +3,and Graeme McDowell +3. Mr Els was... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Lara Meets Brian Lara
Yesterday afternoon [Oct 19] West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara stopped by the National Stadium to train with local cricket players. Before doing so he met his namesake – 5-year-old St Davids Primary School student Lara, who is named after the cricketing great. Lara’s mother told us that her husband is a huge fan of Mr. Lara’s,... Read more of this article
2010 Bermuda Fire Safety Week: Oct 25 – 29
The Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service will be holding their 2010 Fire Safety Awareness Week from October 25 – 29th. There will be fire struck displays, home safety advice, free literature and more. They are also offering free fire alarms to the first 50 citizens who attend any of the three locations; Hamilton Fire Station, the Clock Tower Mall in... Read more of this article
Fahy on Retail Sales: Change Duty Charges
Bermuda Democratic Alliance sdpokesperson on finance Michael Fahy commented on falling retail sales saying “It is yet another economic indicator that the local economy is suffering and people are not spending their money at home or at all,” and that “If we are going to assist retailers in this downturn then we need to implement a... Read more of this article
Video: 2010 RenRe Sailing Junior Gold Cup
Courtesy of Somers Cooper, below is a video of the Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup, which was held alongside the Argo Group Gold Gup earlier this month. Diogo Pereira, 14, of Portugal won by eight points. 12-year-old Odile van Aanholt from Curacao placed second and 14-year old Bermuda sailor Sam Stan nabbed third place. Related Stories Gian Piovanetti... Read more of this article
22-Year-Old in ICU Following Bike Accident
A 22-year-old St Georges man is in the Intensive Care Unit following a motorcycle accident last night [Oct 19] in the east end. Around 10:30pm last night, Police received a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision on Southside Road in St. George’s near the Southside Family Bowl. They say that it appears that a motorcycle was traveling... Read more of this article
Videos: Previews of This Weekend’s Film Festival
View ten film trailers for the Bermuda Documentary Film Festival [Bermuda Docs], which starts this coming Friday [Oct 22]. Five prize-winning films from the Sundance Film Festival, plus one each from the world’s top two documentary film festivals will screen at the The festival will be held in the Tradewinds Auditorium of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration... Read more of this article
Hockey League Weekend Round Up
Match scores and roundups of this past weekend’s Bermuda Hockey League matches follows below: Swifts B 4 Canaries B 0 Canaries suffered a cold splash when the Swifts scored 3 field goals in the first 10 minutes of the game. The team reorganized and played a stronger second first half, though we suffered another hit from the Swifts in the 22nd... Read more of this article
