Archive for November, 2014

Line Begins Outside Digicel On Church Street

People have already started lining up in order to take advantage of tomorrow’s Black Friday sales, with two shoppers securing their place in line this morning [Nov 27] in order to be the first at the door when Digicel’s Church Street location opens at 4.00am tomorrow. Digicel will be matched in their 4.00am opening time by Annex Toys, Brown... Read more of this article

BBC Hosting “Family Aid” Telethon This Evening

The Bermuda Broadcasting Company will be hosting a live telethon to benefit Bermuda Families this evening [Nov 27] from 8:00 p.m. to midnight. The Telethon will include a Family Walkathon starting at 6:30 p.m. from Albouy’s Point, finishing at Bermuda Broadcasting Company headquarters by 8:00 p.m. The Telethon will benefit charities including the... Read more of this article

Bermuda Programmers Invited To Hackathon

Members of the Bermuda programming community are currently working to build a team of coders to represent the island at the upcoming Koding.com Global Hackathon, with cash prizes and credit at industry providers on the line for the competition’s winners. The event’s official website says, “Traditional hackathons are all about the location... Read more of this article

2014 Black Friday Sales, Store Opening Hours

[Updated] A slew of the island’s retailers are gearing up to offer deeply discounted rates for Black Friday, an American shopping tradition which has gained popularity in Bermuda in recent years. We will update this article throughout the day with additional information, and if you would like your store listed, please email your opening hours and/or... Read more of this article

Book Celebrates Bermuda’s Royal Connections

Just in time for Christmas, the National Museum of Bermuda has released a photo-packed new book celebrating the Island’s connections to the British Monarchy. Royal Bermuda, by the Museum’s Executive Director Dr. Edward Harris and journalist Rosemary Jones, of Brimstone Media, is a pictorial history of Bermuda’s four centuries of connections to... Read more of this article

100% Bermudian Rugby Team Named For CAC

The Bermuda Rugby Football Union has announced the squad for the 2014 CAC Games — which is currently underway in Mexico — with the BRFU saying this will be the first 100% Bermudian rugby team to compete in an international competition. “Head Coach Tom Healy has selected a blend of experience and youthful exuberance, but only from those... Read more of this article

Results: Day #4 Squash Club Championships

It was a marathon night at the Bermuda Squash Racquets Association Club during the fourth day of the 2014 BCS-IBM Club Championships. A total of six matches needed a fifth set to determine a winner, while several other matches went four sets. Murray Brewer needed five sets to defeat Tony Prentice 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7 in their Men’s Veterans... Read more of this article

Bermuda Arts Centre Opening This Sunday

The Bermuda Arts Centre will be hosting their “Small Works” show, set to open this Sunday [Nov 30] at 5.30pm. A spokesperson said, “This is our ‘fun’ opening. Typically bringing in the Christmas Art season, the Arts Centre’s annual “Small Works” show offers a variety of local art created in a small way.... Read more of this article

Women’s Futsal League Kicks Off In January

The Bermuda Futsal Federation announced that the 2015 Women’s Futsal League will start in January, 2015. Games will start at 5 pm [venue to be confirmed] and clubs, youth organizations or other interested persons are invited to register teams. This represents the fourth year that the women’s league has been held and registration forms may be collected... Read more of this article

Offering A Hand-Up This Christmas Season

[Written by Kristen Taylor] An individual’s understanding of what Christmas means varies from person to person but one general theme remains the same: the joy of giving at Christmas time. Every Christmas movie ends with it, every store promotes it, and every Christmas song entrances you with this notion. Parent’s look forward to seeing their children’s... Read more of this article

Shared Parenting: Moving Bermuda Forward

Childwatch is hosting a free public forum, “Shared Parenting: Moving Bermuda Forward” to be held on Thursday, 4 December, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at St. Theresa’s Cathedral Hall, Laffan Street. Premier Michael Dunkleywill be providing opening remarks, while a panel of local professionals, as well as an international renowned guest presenter, Dr.... Read more of this article

U.S. Consul: Thanksgiving Concept Has Evolved

[Opinion column written by U.S. Consul General Robert Settje] It is Thanksgiving week, and I am sitting here in Casco Viejo, the old quarter of Panama City, on one of my rare trips off-island, musing about my parents and grandparents and the Great Depression. To explain … Depending on which version of history you believe, we are about to celebrate... Read more of this article