Archive for November, 2014
Airport Redevelopment Entrustment Letter Tabled
[Updated] In the House of Assembly today [Nov 28], Minister of Finance Bob Richards tabled the Entrustment Letter from the United Kingdom for Bermuda to contract the Canadian Commercial Corporation [CCC] to redevelop part of the airport. Minister Richards said, ” Mr. Speaker, in my Ministerial Statement on November 21 confirmed that the Government... Read more of this article
Video: Minister Explains Work Permit Policy Delay
[Updated with video] Saying he was somewhat disappointed that the start of the new work permit policy is delayed, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said he is more concerned about getting this work permit policy right from the outset in order to ensure it assists business and benefits qualified Bermudians in the work place through job retention and... Read more of this article
Minister Scott Outlines Mirrors 2014 Ceremony
In the House of Assembly this morning [Nov 28], Minister of Community, Culture and Sports Wayne Scott highlighted the 2014 Mirrors Welcome Home Ceremony on Sunday, November 23, 2014, calling the experience “exhilarating.” Minister Scott said, “I say experience rather than event since nearly all the attendees including participants,... Read more of this article
SMASH League Continues With Week Two
Week two of the SMASH Commercial Table Tennis League saw four matches played and another won by default, with Smash n’ Dash beating the Ball Breakers 5-1, I Thought This Was Beer Pong beating Happy Valley Dental 5-4, the Itsy Bitsy Smashers beating Smash n’ Balls 5-4, and the Smooth Ball Strokers [formerly KPMG] beating Dynamite 5-4, while... Read more of this article
Bermuda To Recognize World AIDS Day
Monday December 1 is World AIDS Day, and to recognize the day the Department of Health is inviting members of the public to join them at City Hall on Monday from 5:30pm until 7pm for their ‘Rock Red’ Zumba Party, where participants are invited to wear red clothing to show support for those living with HIV/AIDS. There are approximately 300 persons... Read more of this article
Team Hurricane Reveals Basketball Programs
Team Hurricane Basketball Academy has revealed two new programs for its 2014-2015 season, one focused on academics and another focused on athletics. A spokesperson said, “On the academic front, to ensure that scholar athletes develop academically and socially while honing their competitive skills in basketball, Team Hurricane Basketball Academy... Read more of this article
Starling Proposes Referendum Clarity Act 2014
Former Independent candidate Jonathan Starling has proposed the Referendum [Clarity] Act 2014, which he said seeks to ensure that referendum questions are “neutral and intelligible.” Mr Starling said, “Almost exactly a year ago the OBA tabled the Gaming Referendum Act 2013. “This Act existed solely to enable a promised referendum... Read more of this article
Berkeley Wins BSSF Senior School Netball
The Berkeley Institute defeated all their challengers en route to winning the 2014 Bermuda School Sports Federation Senior School Netball tournament undefeated. Berkeley defeated Saltus 16-4, CedarBridge Academy 8-3, Warwick Academy 10-0, BHS Blue 10-1 and BHS Gold 7-2. Zariah Amory from Berkeley led all tournament scorers with 29 goals while teammate... Read more of this article
Opinion: “Political, Social & Economic Truths”
[Opinion column written by Chris Famous] “It’s crazy. When you feed people the truth, you don’t know how they’re gonna react.” -Nas Over the last two years, a lot of truth has been revealed: political truths, social truths, and economic truths. Many already knew these truths, whilst others began to learn about them. One truth... Read more of this article
Opinion: Bermuda & ‘Austerity Spending Mode’
[Opinion column written by Larry Burchall] For some, Austerity spending is an economic profanity. People who oppose the idea of cutbacks in Government spending say that Austerity spending should never happen. They say that in an economic downturn, Governments should always increase spending. Set out in thousands of textbooks, classic economic theory... Read more of this article
UK Assessments Of Military Threat To Territories
The UK Ministry of Defence “undertakes regular assessments of potential military threats to all overseas territories to ensure that we retain an appropriate level of defensive capability to address any such threats,” the British Minister of State told the UK Parliament on Tuesday [Nov 25]. Bermuda is one of 14 British Overseas Territories... Read more of this article
Basketball: Thunder Cats, Rim Rockers Win
A total of 190 points were scored as the CellOne Island Basketball League continued inside the Somersfield Academy Gymnasium with a Men’s Double-Header. The Thunder Cats defeated the Fly Boys United 69 – 64. Jason Lowe led the Thunder cats to victory with a game high 29 points, while Jaren Haley scored 28 points for the Fly Boys United. In the nightcap... Read more of this article
