Archive for January 19th, 2011
Photos: A Look Back At The KPMG Mile
The 36th Annual Bermuda Marathon Weekend kicked off Friday night [Jan 14] with the KPMG Front Street Mile. More than 620 race participants set out on Bermuda’s roads for the Invitational Mile, the Bermuda 10K and 10K Walk, the 2011 Bermuda Half Marathon, and the Bermuda Triangle Challenge over the weekend. A new record set in the Elite Women’s... Read more of this article
Football: Bermuda Beat Guyana 3-0
Bermuda have won their first of three matches in the World Cup qualifier this evening [Jan 19], when they put on a stellar performance defeating Guyana 3 – 0 in Suriname. Goals from Dante Leverock, Dante Albouy and Troy Tucker sealed the victory for Bermuda. Bermuda took the lead in the 9th minute, when Casey Castle dribbled past three players... Read more of this article
Mamma Mia! Take A Chance on ABBA Show!
[Review by Alan C Smith] The curtain rose on the 2011 Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts last night [Jan. 18]. And tribute band ARRIVAL from Sweden entertained an enthralled and very appreciative audience with the music of ABBA. I remember when I was younger, and cooler, thinking of ABBA as a bit of a joke. It was decidedly uncool to like the campy... Read more of this article
Masterworks Commemorates Winslow Homer
A century after the death of the American painter whose masterpieces helped to introduce the island to the world, the Bermuda Masterworks Foundation has honoured Winslow Homer by naming its newly opened museum cafe “Homer’s” after him. Masterworks — which has three of the artist’s Bermuda paintings in its core Bermudiana... Read more of this article
Three Arrested After Victoria Park Incident
Three men have been arrested, and bailed, following a disturbance at Victoria Park yesterday afternoon [Jan 18]. A Police spokesman said “Around 3:15pm on Tuesday, Police responded to a reported disturbance at Victoria Park in Pembroke.” “As a result, three young men were arrested in connection with the incident and subsequently released... Read more of this article
Photo Report: 2011 Recruit Camp Training
Over 160 recruits, 36 of them volunteers, are undergoing two weeks of intense training at Warwick Camp, with the recruits now in their fourth day of training. A spokesman said: “On the drill square they have learned to march as one, and already can respond sharply to commands such as “Salute to the Front,” “About Turn,”... Read more of this article
Fitch Issues Bermuda (Re)insurance Report
Fitch Ratings today [Jan. 19] has published a special report analysing recent trends in the Bermuda (re)insurance marketplace. The international ratings agency anticipates Bermuda’s (re)insurance market will remain strong with 2010 results expected to be favourable, capping five consecutive years of operating success since significant losses... Read more of this article
Student Cooks Up New Idea For School Fees
A college bound Bermuda student has taken an ingenious approach to finding tuition money in the current economic climate — she’s holding a pot luck lunch on January 28 to help raise fees for her education. Christine Jones, 24, is currently a receptionist at the Ministry of National Security but she plans to start a graphic arts programme... Read more of this article
Under 19 Cricket Team Announced
The under 19 cricket squad has been selected to compete in the Pepsi ICC Americas Region U19 Division 1, to be held in Fort Lauderdale from February 6 – 13. The tournament is a round robin format made up of teams from Argentina, Bermuda, Bahamas, Canada, USA and Cayman Islands. The top two teams in this tournament will qualify to compete in the... Read more of this article
Minister Tours Renewable Energy Home
One Bermuda house isn’t just a home — it is also laboratory for sustainable energy technologies now available on the island. Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Walter Roban this week toured PureNERGY’s renewable energy model cottage in a bid to familiarise himself further with some of the renewable energy... Read more of this article
Honouring Teens Who Make A Difference
Bermuda will be honouring young volunteers who have demonstrated outstanding dedication, creativity and initiative providing service to the community with a new award. The Centre on Philanthropy is calling on the public to help recognise the work of young Bermudians who have launched innovative projects that address social issues by participating in... Read more of this article
Author: “Emotional Reaction” To Bermuda
An internationally celebrated Bermuda-born author says although his family left the island when he was an infant, he experienced a spiritual homecoming of sorts when he eventually returned here. Two-time Booker Prize nominee Jon McGregor – author of three bestselling novels and regarded by critics as one of Britain’s brightest literary... Read more of this article
