Archive for August, 2011
Commonwealth Youth Games Team Named
The Bermuda Olympic Association today [Aug.25] officially announced the names of the athletes who will represent Bermuda at the Commonwealth Youth Games, which are being held from September 7- 13 2011 in the Isle of Man. Eight athletes will represent Bermuda in four sports. Bruce DeGrilla, Scott Clarke, Akeila Richardson and Kyle Webb will compete in... Read more of this article
Security: Bermuda Footballers in Trinidad
Acting Minister of National Security Michael Weeks confirmed that he has been advised on security arrangements for the Bermuda National Football team set to play in Trinidad & Tobago shortly. The Minister said: “This is an international event and the governing body for football in the region and internationally is responsible for security. However,... Read more of this article
Songopoly Teams Up With Olympic Association
The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] received a boost when it formed a strategic alliance with TV program Songopoly. The music trivia show, which ran its first season on VSB-TV 11 earlier this year, is gearing up to hit the TV screens for Season 2 in October with a 30-show series. One of the questions each episode will raise much needed funds for selected... Read more of this article
Eastern & Western County Teams Announced
The Eastern County Cricket Association and the Western County Cricket Associations have named their teams that will play in a 55 over per innings match with unlimited bowling and no fielding restrictions at the Sea Breeze Oval on Saturday August 27th starting at 10:00am. The Eastern County team will be led by Bailey’s Bay captain Stephen Outerbridge,... Read more of this article
Cup Match Radio Commentators Retire
Cup Match commentators Albert Steede and Cleon Scotland have announced their retirement from broadcasting. On the heels of one of the most exciting Cup Match Classics in recent memory, both men have decided that the time is right to step aside from their roles at the Bermuda Broadcasting Company. Former Bermuda and Somerset Cup Match captain Albert... Read more of this article
U/15 Cricket Team Beat United States
The Bermuda Cricket Board National Academy U/15 team put on an excellent performance to beat the USA in the ICC U15 Americas Northern Division Championship being held in Winnipeg, Canada. Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat. Bermuda scored 213/7 in their allotted 40 overs. Delray Rawlins was the top scorer with 39 from 64 deliveries, while Detre... Read more of this article
OBA On Election: “We Expect To Field A Full Slate”
The One Bermuda Alliance [OBA] said they expect to field a full slate of candidates at the next general election. The OBA presently hold 10 of the 36 seats in the House of Assembly, with John Barritt, Shawn Crockwell, Dr. Grant Gibbons, Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, Donte Hunt, Louise Jackson, Trevor Moniz, Mark Pettingill, Bob Richards and Cole Simons all... Read more of this article
Eqecat: Virginia Quake Losses Under $100m
Catastrophe modeling company Eqecat said the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Virginia yesterday [Aug.24] caused less than $100 million in insured losses. A statement released by the company said, “Earthquake loss estimates are very sensitive to the measurement of the earthquake magnitude. EQECAT’s modeling indicates that an increment... Read more of this article
Day #4: Bermuda At World Squash Champs
Bermuda took on Scotland yesterday [Aug.24] after finishing 4th in a very tough Group Stage in the 2011 World Team Squash Championships being held in Paderborne, Germany. Bermuda went down 3 – 0 to Scotland, with Harry Leitch defeating Chris Stout in straight sets 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 in 26 minutes. Alan Clyne defeated Micah Franklin in straight sets... Read more of this article
Ian Parker Appointed Hardy COO
Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited announced the appointment of Ian Parker as Chief Operating Officer. Mr Parker joins from Zurich Financial Services, where he was Chief Executive of Direct & Partnership European General Insurance and Chairman of Zuritel S.p.A and Deutsche Allgemeiner Versicherung. Prior to this he has worked for a range of other... Read more of this article
PwC Announces 2011 Peter Mitchell Scholars
PwC has awarded $20,000 Peter Mitchell Scholarships to two deserving young Bermudians, with both Chelsea Terceira and Michael Lindsay-Bayley named as recipients of the prestigious award. Michael Lindsay-Bayley is currently pursuing a degree in Business Administration at Georgetown University with a double major in International Business and Accounting... Read more of this article
Photos: Augustus & Jones Golf Exhibition Match
Daniel Augustus and Nick Jones will be carrying the Bermuda flag in September in Caracas, Venezuela, and both men met up last night [Aug.24] for an exhibition match at the Ocean View Golf Course. Mr Augustus and Mr Jones have been selected by the Bermuda Professional Golfers Association [BPGA] to make up the 2011 Bermuda Golf World Cup Team. Both golfers... Read more of this article
