Archive for December 4th, 2011
Medical Emergency: Plane Diverts
At approximately 4.15pm today [Dec.4] a Virgin Atlantic Airways plane landed at Bermuda’s LF Wade International airport, after diverting due to a sick passenger. The Virgin Atlantic VS069 flight was on its way from London’s Heathrow Airport to Kingston, Jamaica. The plane was approximately two hours and twenty minutes out of Bermuda when... Read more of this article
Videos: 2011 Premier’s Christmas Tree Lighting
A large crowd gathered on the Cabinet Grounds last night [Dec.3] to attend the Premier’s Tree Lighting Ceremony. Shortly after arriving, the Premier approached a seated crowd and invited the children to join her in decorating the trees. Primary 5 children from schools across the island were invited to attend the event. The Premier and children... Read more of this article
Rugby: Mariners Spirit Day Results
In Mariners Spirit Day Rugby action at the Somerfield Academy School Field yesterday [Dec.3] the Mariners Ladies 2nd and The Rest Ladies 2nd played to a 1 – 1 draw. Wendy Rukstalis scored for the Mariners Ladies 2nd, while Maria Dobinson score for The Rest Ladies 2nd. The Mariners Ladies 1st Team defeated The Rest Ladies 1st Team 1 – 0 on a Deneka... Read more of this article
Disabled Visitor Thanks Tourism Minister
[Updated] A wheelchair-using American visitor’s unhappy experience on a Bermuda bus brought tears to the eyes of Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert – and he has offered to bring her back to the island at his own expense if necessary to make amends for her ordeal. In a recent post on the social network site Facebook, New Jersey resident Jeannette... Read more of this article
Christmas Soccer Camp For School Kids
Bermuda’s Skillz N Drillz Foundation believes its upcoming soccer camp will score with children and parents alike during the upcoming school holidays. Skillz N Drillz will be holding its Christmas Soccer and Fun Camp at Prospect Primary School between December 19 and 23, 2011 from 8:15 am-5:30 pm daily. “We only have 40 spaces available,”... Read more of this article
Lost ‘Bermuda Triangle’ Pilots Honoured
Three months after World War II ended, five US Navy torpedo bombers took off from Fort Lauderdale on a routine training mission and never returned — their disappearance helping to spawn the myth of the Bermuda Triangle. At 1:30 p.m. on Monday [Dec.5], 66 years later, aviation buffs and military personnel will gather at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood... Read more of this article
Port Royal ‘World’s Best Public Course’
Calling Bermuda’s Port Royal ”superb, probably the best public course in the world”, UK “Independent On Sunday” golf correspondent Peter Corrigan today [Dec.4] conceded his skills weren’t up to par when he played there in the recent Cambridge Beaches British Aiways Celebrity Golf Tournament. In his popular Sunday... Read more of this article
East End ‘Art In The Park’ Event
Spend Sunday in the park with art at the East End today [Dec.4]. A second “Art In The Park” event is being staged in Somers Garden from 10 am until 4 pm following the success of the inaugural open-air exhibit in the summer. Future events are scheduled to take place three times a year. Arts, crafts and other items by Christopher Grimes,... Read more of this article
Bermuda Is ‘Another World’ For Bento
Bermuda singer Bento has just released the rough cut of his forthcoming track “Another World” — a song celebrating his island home. The Bermudian singer, now based in London, said he began work on the number in 2010 with sister Aimee Bento. “It’s a track dedicated to Bermuda — some old school grooves mixed with new... Read more of this article
Bermuda Soldier’s Story Documentary
Acclaimed local filmmaker Lucinda Spurling’s adaptation of a recent book about a Bermuda soldier killed in action just seven months before the end of World War Two is likely to premiere at next year’s Bermuda Documentary Film Festival. Senator Jonathan Smith published “In The Hour Of Victory” — based on letters his grandfather... Read more of this article
Actor’s Nightmare Before Christmas
It’s a case of the nightmare before Christmas for Bermuda actor Daren A. Herbert when his police detective character must help to unravel a fiendish Yuletide kidnapping plot devised by Mary Higgins Clark, America’s bestselling Queen of Suspense. Mr. Herbert plays New Jersey detective Vince Lugano in “Deck The Halls” —... Read more of this article
Paving: Crow Lane Road Closure
Today [Dec.4] the Ministry of Public Works will be closing the out bound lane of Crow Lane to traffic in order to carry out paving works. This will affect the areas between Spurling Hill and Lane Hill exiting the City of Hamilton from 7am – 7pm. Upon completion of the paving and road markings, the road will be re-opened. During this time, the centre... Read more of this article
