Archive for October 22nd, 2011
Photos/Results: Rugby Club Sevens
At the Warwick Academy School Field Saturday [Oct.22], the first round of the Bermuda Rugby Football Union Club Sevens got under way in great conditions with Teachers and Mariners getting things started. In a one sided affair, the pace and youthfulness of Teachers took over the experienced and forward dominated Mariners. In particular, Shauntino Simmons... Read more of this article
Videos: 2011 Bermuda Dog Show Day #1
The Bermuda Kennel Club’s Annual Dog Show kicked off today [Oct.22] at the Somersfield Academy field in Devonshire. There are four International All Breed Championship Dog Shows Conformation shows, four Licensed Obedience Trials and the show also features Rally Obedience Trials. This year there are about 70 dogs competing in the various events... Read more of this article
Cunard’s Bermuda Move Sparks UK Mutiny
Mutiny is in the air among British Cunard aficionados following the legendary shipping lines’s decision to switch registration of its vessels from the UK to Bermuda. Britain’s “Daily Mirror” tabloid reports today [Oct. 22] that UK passengers are infuriated by Cunard’s Bermuda move, claiming the firm is abandoning the British... Read more of this article
Minister Tours Mammography Unit
On Thursday [Oct.20] Minister of Health Zane DeSilva toured of the Mammography Unit at King Edward Vll Memorial Hospital in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pictured below: Radiographer for Diagnostic Imaging at KEMH Terricca Glasford (left) explains to Minister De Silva how the Mammography Unit’s GE Healthcare Senographe Digital Mammography... Read more of this article
Junior Extravaganza Show Results
The Bermuda Equestrian Federation held their Junior Extravaganza Show Results today [Oct.22]. The organizer was Mary Frances Gaglio, and the judge was Pamela Mahoney. The full results follow below: Class 1- Open Hunter Over X Rails – Juniors Riding Horses or Ponies 1st – The Roan Ranger/Amy Outerbridge 2nd – Beethoven/Milla Wolffe 3rd... Read more of this article
Smith Falls to 10th at Pan Ams
Malcolm Smith fell from 9th to 10th place in the Sunfish Class at the XVIth Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. After eight races, Smith has recorded finishes of 9th, 6th, 4th, 11th, 5th, 11th, 6th and 12th for 64 points. Smith has dropped his 12 points for the eighth race and has 48 net points. Matheus Dellagnello from Brazil is the current... Read more of this article
Teekay In $820 Million Storage Unit Deal
Bermuda-based Teekay Corp. said this week that it plans to buy offshore storage equipment from Sevan Marine ASA as part of a deal worth up to $823 million. Teekay, an oil and gas service company headquartered in Hamilton, will buy three floating production storage and offloading units — the “Piranema”, the “Hummingbird”... Read more of this article
LA Jewish Advocate On Bermuda Childhood
Eli Lipmen, now communications strategist for the American Jewish Committee [AJC] in Los Angeles, was raised in Bermuda and recently reflected fondly on his childhood here. The AJC was founded in 1906 with the aim of rallying all sections of American Jewry to defend the rights of Jews all over the world. It is one of the oldest Jewish advocacy organisations... Read more of this article
Apocalypse When? Doomsday Postponed Again
Doomsday prophet Harold Camping — whose followers descended on Bermuda [pictured] earlier this year — said this week the end of the world was nigh. Again. And he was wrong. Again. The American Family Radio evangelist, who famously predicted the date of Armageddon back in May, had quietly announced the real end of the world would be yesterday,... Read more of this article
Sir John Speaks About Historic US School
Former Bermuda Premier Sir John is among the notable alumni interviewed in a forthcoming documentary on the history of his trailblazing American preparatory school. Laurinburg Institute is a traditionally black prep school in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The school was founded in 1904 at the request of African-American educator and politician Booker... Read more of this article
Grandparents Saluted At Ceremony
On October 20th, Community Development Minister Michael Weeks and Health Minister Zane DeSilva saluted Bermuda’s senior citizens as they marked National Grandparents’ Day at a City Hall ceremony. Grandchildren across the island are being encouraged to get in touch with their grandparents to tell them how much they love them and to thank... Read more of this article
Mother’s Love Inspired Bermuda Poet
It’s been said mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while but their hearts forever — and the truth of this proverb is borne out in Bermuda poet Erlor E. Dean’s recently published collection of verse, “Mother’s Whispers.”. The new volume of poetic pieces was inspired by the woman who made Somerset resident... Read more of this article
