Archive for August, 2013
Teens Produce “Never Woke Up” Bermuda Video
Cliff diving, underwater views, local scenery, and time lapse footage are some of the things featured in the latest video release from two talented Bermuda teenagers. Giles Lorimer Turner, 17, and his brother James Lorimer Turner, 18, edited the video after pulling together a group of their teenage friends for the filming. The video was filmed using... Read more of this article
PRS For Music Steps Up Its Efforts In Bermuda
The society that collects royalties for over 100,000 songwriter, composers and music publishers returns to Bermuda this August to speak to businesses about using music. Copyright law means that businesses using music must legally have a licence, and then PRS for Music is able to collect royalties to pay the songwriters of that music so they can earn... Read more of this article
Happy Valley Child Care Center To Host Fun Fair
The Happy Valley Child Care Center will be hosting their Fun Fair on Saturday [Aug 31] from 11am to 6pm at the Opportunity Workshop on Roberts Avenue in Devonshire. The entry fee for children 6-12 years will be $5 and the fee for adults will $7. There will be food, drink, live entertainment, fun castle, snowballs and face painting for entertainment. A... Read more of this article
Sailors Continue In Rhode Island Byte CII Worlds
The 2013 Byte CII Worlds in Rhode Island continued with Bermuda’s Peter Dill, Ceci Wollmann, Ben Smith and Chase Cooper once again taking to the waters. The 2013 Laser 4.7 Youth Worlds number two, Jonatan Vadnai from Hungary sailed four perfect races and now sits with seven first place finishes. The rest of the top five remained unchanged with... Read more of this article
Woman Charged With Assaulting Her Mother
A 33-year-old woman appeared in Magistrates Court yesterday [Aug 27] where she denied assaulting her own mother. Ayesha Lake pleaded not guilty to assaulting her mother on 10th August 2013. Crown Prosecutor Susan Mulligan told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that Ms Lake was the mother of a child, but that Ms Lake’s child was in the care and custody... Read more of this article
Georgia Teacher Blog Criticises Appointment
In a blog post entitled “Educational Disaster Pending in Bermuda: Edmond Heatley is Named Commissioner of Education. LOL!”, the “Georgia Teachers Speak Out” blog has slammed the appointment of Dr. Edmond Heatley as the new Bermuda Commissioner of Education. “We actually had heard that the little Caribbean country of Bermuda... Read more of this article
Full Text & Video: Dr King’s “I Have A Dream”
Today [Aug 28] it has been exactly 50 years since Dr Martin Luther King Jr. led approximately 250,000 people in the March on Washington, an event often remembered for Dr King’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. The 17-minute speech – watched by millions on live TV – is credited with helping spur passage of the landmark Civil Rights... Read more of this article
Video: Under 15 Football Team Return Home
The Bermuda Under/15 National Team arrived back in Bermuda last night [Aug 27] after taking part in the inaugural CONCACAF Under/15 Tournament in the Cayman Islands. Bermuda finished 4th and won the Fair Play Award, after progressing through the group stage with five consecutive victories against Cayman Islands, Aruba, the Bahamas, the US Virgin Islands... Read more of this article
Shadow Minister Congratulates Youth Footballers
Shadow Minister Michael Weeks congratulated the youth football teams following their showings in the Naples Cup in Florida and CONCACAF Tournament in Cayman Islands. Mr Weeks said, “On behalf of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party I would like to welcome our young athletes home. Like all Bermudians, we followed the exploits of the Bermuda National... Read more of this article
Video: Temple Of Tennis Players Return Home
Several players from the Temple of Tennis returned to the LF Wade International Airport last night [Aug 27] after taking part in the Little Mo International Junior Tennis Tournament and he Chris Lewis Tennis Academy in New York. The young players and the coaches were met at the Airport by the Minister of Sports Wayne Scott who congratulated them for... Read more of this article
50th Anniversary Of Dr King’s “I Have A Dream”
[Written by U.S. Consul General to Bermuda Bob Settje] Today [Aug 28] marks one of the most important anniversaries in the history of the United States. Fifty years ago, on August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million people marched to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, in support of civil rights for African Americans. It was there that Dr. Martin Luther... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Wednesday August 28
Wednesday August 28th is expected to be mostly cloudy with thunderstorms, with the high to be near 30°C/86°F, and the low to be 24°C/75°F, according to the Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be from the SSE at 10 to 20 km/h. Wednesday night is forecast to be overcast. The relative humidity is expected to be near 73%. The sunrise will be... Read more of this article
