Archive for July, 2014

Day #3 Results: 2014 Commonwealth Games

Bermuda’s athletes continue competing in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, with Roy-Allan Burch, Micah Franklin and Nick Kyme in action on day three. Roy-Allan Burch qualified for the Men’s 100m freestyle semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Burch, swimming in Heat 8, finished sixth with a time... Read more of this article

Oyster Consulting Chairman Addresses Interns

Sixteen Bermudian students interested in insurance careers travelled to London, Chicago and Atlanta from July 7-18 to participate in an internship programme sponsored by the Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies [BFIS]. The programme enables students to study all aspects of the industry and meet with industry professionals at all levels. On July... Read more of this article

Powerboat Racing Scheduled For Ferry Reach

The Bermuda Powerboat Association will be hosting an afternoon of racing today [July 27] with boats lining up at Ferry Reach. Race action is scheduled to get underway at 1pm with two races on tap for the afternoon. The next race day on the calendar is on August 17th where boats will take to the water in the annual Around The Island Race. Related Stories Bermuda... Read more of this article

2014 Cup Match Cricket Teams Announced

Cup Match champions Somerset Cricket Club and challengers St. George’s Cricket Club announced their respective teams on Saturday night [July 26] for the upcoming Annual Cup Match Classic. Jekon Edness will lead Somerset’s team as captain while Oronde Bascome will captain the St. George’s team. The champions have recalled Deunte Darrell... Read more of this article

Weather Forecast For Sunday July 27

Sunday, July 27 is expected to see thunderstorms, with the high to be near 27°C/81°F and the low to be near 26°C/79°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be from the SW at 25 to 40 km/h. The relative humidity is expected to be near 86%. Sunrise will be at 6.30am and sunset will be at 8.20pm. High tide will be at 9.35am and 9.56pm,... Read more of this article

Janeiro Tucker Wins BCB Sportsmanship Award

The Bermuda Cricket Board [BCB] announced the winner of the weekly Chivas Cricket Sportsman Award for week 9 is Janeiro Tucker of Southampton. The BCB said, “In the match between Southampton Rangers v St. George’s one of the players nominated by the St.George’s team did not show up. Despite having the discretion to force Bay to play... Read more of this article

Williams, Glasford Compete In Tour of Hampton

Bermuda’s Darren Glasford and Zoenique Williams recently competed in the inaugural Tour of Hampton Roads Criterium in Williamsburg, Virginia. Williams finished 2nd in the Women’s Pro Cat 1/2/3 Race, she battled Ali Ingram who was able to edge ahead just before the line, while Glasford recorded a DNF – Did Not Finish for the Men’s Pro Cat... Read more of this article

Day #2 Results: 2014 Commonwealth Games

Bermuda swimmer Julian Fletcher bowed out in the semi-finals of the 100m Breaststroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Competing in Heat One of the semi-finals Fletcher clocked a time of 1:04:48 finishing 8th in the heat. Fletcher, earlier in the day reached the semi-finals competing in Heat 5 of the Men’s 100m Breaststroke... Read more of this article

Photos: Island Debate Team In Czech Republic

Bermuda’s National Debate Team recently returned from the Heart of Europe International Debate Competition in Olomouc, Czech Republic, after performing exceptionally well. The team arrived in Olomouc, Czech Republic on Tuesday July 10th for the 2014 Heart of Europe Debate Tournament which is open to all countries worldwide. Team Bermuda competed... Read more of this article

Jillian Terceira Begins Competing In Austria

Jillian Terceira began taking part at the Glock Horse Performance Center during Day One of the International Show Jumping. The event is surely one of Austria’s most spectacular show jumping events, the only International Five Star Show Jumping event in Carinthia. International riders from 22 nations began demonstrating their proficiency on the Show... Read more of this article

LOM [Holdings] Limited Share Repurchase

LOM [Holdings] Limited, has announced that, at the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on July 22, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized management to purchase up to 200,000 shares for cancellation, pursuant to Regulation 6.38 of the BSX Listing Regulations, at a price to be determined by them. The authorized repurchase represents... Read more of this article

Single Vehicle Collision On Harbour Road

Around 10:20pm last night [July 24, first responders attended a reported single vehicle collision on Harbour Road in Paget near the junction with Highwood Lane. A police spokesperson said, “It appears that a car was being driven along Harbour Road when it collided with a wall. “The driver, a 48 year old Paget woman, was injured and taken... Read more of this article