Archive for September 20th, 2011
PLP Candidates: Commissiong & Rabain
[Updated] This evening [Sept.20] the PLP hosted two candidate selection meetings, with both constituencies seeing challengers selected over the sitting MP. Rolfe Commissiong was selected over Ashfield Devent in Pembroke South East, and Diallo Rabain was selected over Darius Tucker in Hamilton South. Constituency #21 Pembroke South East held their candidate... Read more of this article
Baby’s Death Was “Not Natural Causes”
The Police have confirmed that the death earlier this month of an 18 month old baby was “not through natural causes,” declining to give further information as the investigation is ongoing. On Friday 9th September the toddler was at a residential day care facility when he was found in an unresponsive state. He was rushed to King Edward VII... Read more of this article
Thieves Snatch Visitors Handbag/Camera/Cash
Yesterday [Sept.19] two visitors to the Island had cash and their digital camera stolen when two men snatched a bag from the basket of their rental cycle. A police spokesperson, “Around 3:20pm on Monday September 19, police attended a reported handbag snatch on South Road in Smith’s parish near the junction with Morer Estate Road.” “It... Read more of this article
Swimming: BASA Confirm New Record Holders
The Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association has confirmed several Short and Long Course records set recently. Short Course Records At the Junior National Championships, Jack Thorpe, Finn Moseley, Matthew Nagel and Jack Harvey set a new Male 8 and Under – 4 x 25m Freestyle Relay Record clocking 1:30.20 breaking the old record of 1:31.84 that was set... Read more of this article
Upcoming: ‘Rhythmic Moments’ Collection
The ‘Rhythmic Moments’ show opens on Thursday, September 29, at Common Ground Café on Chancery Lane in Hamilton. The show will feature a contemporary multi-media collection by eight artists; Ami Zanders – Silk Screens and Mixed Media, Charles Anderson – Photography on photographic paper, Edwin M.E. Smith – Charcoals and... Read more of this article
‘Are You On The Map?’ Launches
The Bermuda Cultural Map Trust announced the launch of ’Are you on the map?’, a campaign designed to offer organizations and individuals involved in Bermuda’s creative and cultural industries a no-cost marketing and cross-promotion opportunity. The Bermuda Cultural Map Trust is a Bermuda-registered charity whose vision is to provide... Read more of this article
Flora Duffy Finishes 3rd in Colorado
Flora Duffy finished third in the Boulder Racing CX Valmont Park Race on September 17th. Ms Duffy finished the tough course in a time of 44:01, while Nicole Duke riding for Natural Grocers Cycling Team finished first in a time of 42:33, and Alison Powers from Cross Propz Racing finished second clocking 43:54. Watch a highlight video of the women’s... Read more of this article
Johnny Barnes Film Wins Documentary Award
‘Mr Happy Man’, a documentary on Johnny Barnes, won the ‘Best Documentary Short’ at the 13th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival in Birmingham last month. Director Matt Morris said he was browsing photographs on Flickr.com one day and came across an image of Mr. Barnes with a caption describing the living Bermudian legend’s morning... Read more of this article
Two Men Charged: Break-in With Fake Gun
In Magistrate’s Court this morning [Sept.20], two 22-year-old Southampton men were charged with trespassing and breaking into the Southampton residence of a female in the early hours of the morning of 17th September 2011. The allegation laid out by the charge was that the the two – O’Brien Gibbons and Sean Evans – had an imitation... Read more of this article
Photos: Saturday’s Rugby Tournament
The Bermuda Rugby Football Union’s season opened at the Warwick Academy School Field this past Saturday [Sept.17]. In Ladies action, the match between the Mariners and Police ended scoreless 0 – 0, while Nikki Jones scored her second Try of the tournament as the Renegades defeated the Teachers 1 – 0. The final two Ladies matches both ended scoreless... Read more of this article
Montpelier To Sell U.S. Insurance Business
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., a leading provider of short-tail reinsurance and other specialty lines, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Selective Insurance Group, Inc. for the sale of Montpelier U.S. Insurance Company [MUSIC], the Company’s U.S. excess and surplus lines insurance business. Consideration for the transaction... Read more of this article
Second Screening For ‘The First Grader’
The Weekend Film Series has added a second screening of The First Grader, an uplifting feature film about an 84-year-old Kenyan man who attends school for the first time. The film will screen on Sunday September 25 at 3.30 p.m. in the Tradewinds Auditorium at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. Tickets are on sale now at the Oceans Gift Shop... Read more of this article
