Archive for August 28th, 2011
Photos: Beach Volleyball Tournament
The Bermuda Volleyball Beach Spike Fest Tournament got underway yesterday [Aug. 27] at the Horseshoe Bay Beach. The tournament is part of Beach Smash, a weekend event being presented by the Department of Tourism along with the Bermuda Volleyball Association and the Beach Tennis Association. The tournament consisted of same sex teams and team divisions... Read more of this article
Accident in Paget: Cycle Rider Injured
[Updated] This afternoon [Aug.28] emergency services responded to an accident on South Shore Road in Paget in which a female rider crashed over the edge of the road into an area of brush. .– Passersby stopped to assist the injured female and comfort her until emergency services could attend. The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service arrived on... Read more of this article
Robbery: Two People Injured, Two Arrested
Two people were hospitalized after being injured during a robbery last night [Aug.27] in the Hermitage Road area, and two men were arrested in connection with the incident. A police spokesperson said, “Around 8:45pm on Saturday, police responded to a reported robbery in the Hermitage Road, Devonshire area. It appears that the victims, a man in... Read more of this article
Squash: Bermuda Lose To Namibia
Bermuda suffered their seventh defeat in the World Team Squash Championships in Paderborne, Germany – going down 2 – 0 to the Namibia. Micah Franklin went down to Marco Becker in straight sets 11 – 9, 11 – 4, 11 – 4, Christopher Stout also went down in straight sets 11 – 9, 12 – 10, 11 – 6 to Andrew Forrest and the match between... Read more of this article
Eastern County Win by 306 Runs
Western County Select won the toss and sent the Eastern county Select to bat. Tre Manders was the top scorer with 84 as the Eastern County Select scored 358/9 in their allotted 50 overs, Aaron Adams was on 60 not out when the innings closed, while opener Terryn Fray scored 58 runs. In the bowling department for the Western County Select, Deunte Darrell... Read more of this article
Tropical Storm Warning Issued
The Bermuda Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Warning, as well as a Small Craft Warning, and Thunderstorm Advisory. The warning has been issued due to Tropical Storm Jose – the tenth named storm of the 2011 Atlantic Season. Jose’s closest point of approach to Bermuda within 72 hrs is forecast to be 51 nm to the west at 3pm today... Read more of this article
