Archive for July, 2013
Rabain: Talk ‘Demeans Civil Rights Movement’
Minister Sylvan Richards “demeaned the civil rights movement,” and such comments are “frankly insulting,” Opposition Senator Diallo Rabain said yesterday. Speaking in the House of Assembly on Friday, Minister Sylvan Richards [pictured] spoke about various matters, including the past performance of the PLP. A recording [not the... Read more of this article
Retail Sales Index: June 2013 Sales Drop 0.9%
Retail sales decreased 0.9 per cent during June 2013, and after adjusting for the annual retail sales rate of inflation, measured at 1.4 per cent in May 2013, the volume of retail sales fell by 2.2 per cent. Consumers spent an estimated $90.4 million on retail goods during the month. Retailers of service stations experienced the largest increase in... Read more of this article
Family Centre To Host Tag Day On Wednesday
The excitement of Cup Match is sweeping the island, and Family Centre is providing Somerset and St. George’s fans with their traditional Cup Match ribbons. For more than 15 years, Family Centre has held its annual Tag Day the day before Cup Match. This year is no different, Tag Day will be held Wednesday [July 31] at various locations throughout the... Read more of this article
Premier Hosts Cup Match Teams At Camden
Last night [July 29] Premier Craig Cannonier hosted the traditional Pre Cup Match reception for this year’s Somerset and St. George’s Cup Match teams on the Camden Lawn. The Annual Cup Match Classic is set to get underway on Thursday [August 1] at the Wellington Oval, with fans from both sides eagerly anticipating the big game, with both hoping... Read more of this article
New Solar Energy Showroom Set To Open Today
Bermuda Engineering will become the island’s first solar energy company to open its doors to the public with a new solar energy showroom, which opens today [July 30] at 48 St. John’s Road. Several Ministers will be attending the ribbon cutting and will kick off the celebrations, which will continue into the evening; and other dignitaries... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Town Criers Win Best Dressed Award
Bermuda’s Town Criers participated in the Kingsbridge and Darmouth Town Criers Competition while in the UK to take part in the Somers Day celebration in Lyme Regis, with both the St. George’s and Hamilton’s Town Criers winning the best dressed awards. The Town Criers completed two cries on July 27 in Kingsbridge, and one in Darmouth... Read more of this article
PlayList Management: ‘Year Has Been Amazing’
The Developing Artists Program [DAP] 2013 recently completed their summer program, hosting a new group of young Bermudian artists/musicians/producers in Atlanta, GA for two separate weeks of musical instruction [July 8-15 & July 16-23]. DAP was created as an opportunity to provide young musicians the chance to further their skills, expose them to... Read more of this article
Boccia Athletes To Compete In Americas Cup
WindReach Bermuda has announced that four of its Adaptive Sports participants will be travelling to Kansas on August 1, 2013, to represent Bermuda in the Americas Cup Boccia Tournament. The tournament will take place from August 4 to August 8. The Bermuda team will compete against elite athletes from South, Central and North America and the competition... Read more of this article
Videos: Beres Hammond & Shabba Ranks Arrive
Jamaican reggae stars Beres Hammond and Shabba Ranks arrived in Bermuda this evening [July 29], with both artists set to headline local concerts on Wednesday, July 31st. Beres Hammond will perform at the “One Love One Life” concert at Par-La-Ville car park alongside local artist Collie Buddz, while Shabba Ranks will appear at “Cup Match Salute”... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Tuesday July 30
Tuesday July 30th is expected to be mostly sunny, with the high to be near 31°C/87°F, and the low to be 26°C/78°F. The Bermuda Weather Service’s forecast for Tuesday says: “Mostly sunny. Winds variable calm to light”. The relative humidity is expected to be near 69%. There are no weather warnings valid for Tuesday. The sunrise will... Read more of this article
Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: July 29 2013
Today [July 29] saw the short week of Cup Match kick off with 3,000 shares BD traded for a value of $5,740.00 BD. Bank of Butterfield preferred shares had 5 trade to close lower down -0.8% to $1,190 and common shares moved 2,000 on the day closing even at $1.37. Devonshire Industries traded 1,000 to close down -40% at $3.00. The index closed at 1,144.11... Read more of this article
Increase In Sexual Assaults, Four Arrests Made
[Updated with video] The Bermuda Police Service said in recent weeks there has been a “marked increase in sex based and exploitative crimes involving young females,” with 9 reports involving the sexual exploitation of young teenagers in the last 6 days. Police confirmed 4 arrests have been made. Inspector Mark Clarke, Officer in Charge of... Read more of this article
