Archive for February, 2015
Eastern Community Action Team Clinic Today
The Eastern Community Action Team will be holding a ‘Meet Your Community Action Team [CAT] Officers’ – Police Community Outreach Clinic on Wednesday 25th February at A1 Supermarket in Smith’s parish from 4pm until 6pm. A police spokesperson said, “CAT officers will be available at the location to meet with members of the public and discuss... Read more of this article
Nahki Wells Scores In Huddersfield Town Win
Nahki Wells and his Huddersfield Town team mates defeated Reading 3-0 yesterday [Feb 24], with the Bermudian striker delivering one of his team’s three goals. The Club’s match report said, “Town then opened the scoring after 10 minutes when Bunn netted his eighth goal of the campaign. Butterfield whipped in a delightful cross after... Read more of this article
Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: Feb 24 2015
Today [Feb 24] saw a volume of 56,000 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $117,700.00 BD. 50,000 shares were traded by Bank of N.T. Butterfield Ltd, closing up 0.5% at $2.00 per share, while the other 6,000 shares were traded by Bermuda Aviation Services Ltd, closing up 6.9% at $2.95 per share. The BSX closed at 1,373.49, up 0.40%... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Wednesday February 25
Wednesday, February 25 is expected to be windy, with showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then cloudy in the afternoon, with the high to be near 21°C/70°F and the low to be near 18°C/64°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be WSW at 40 to 55 km/h. The relative humidity is expected to be near 74%. Sunrise will be at 6.51am... Read more of this article
Katura Horton-Perinchief Named To CANOC
[Updated] The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] today announced that Katura Horton-Perinchief has been named to the Women and Sport Commission of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees [CANOC]. Ms. Horton-Perinchief, who is a BOA Board member, Chair of the BOA Athletes’ Commission and the BOA Women In Sport Committee, will represent... Read more of this article
400-Page ‘Budget Book’ Now Available Online
The full 400-page ‘Budget Book’ containing the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year 2015/16, is now available online, with open data website Bermuda.io posting the entire document, which can be accessed here. Finance Minister Bob Richards delivered the 2015/16 Budget on Friday [Feb 20], in which he said that gross public debt... Read more of this article
19 Year Old Pleads Guilty: Cannabis Possession
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Feb 24], a 19 year old male admitted possessing cannabis and a digital scale. Kyle Tucker pleaded guilty to possessing 15.38 grams of cannabis and a digital scale fitted for use with the illegal substance; with both acts occurring in November 2014. According to Prosecutor Nicole Smith, police had noticed... Read more of this article
Court: Son Charged With Threatening Father
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Feb 24], a 38 year old man denied using threatening behaviour to his father, and also denied resisting arrest and to assaulting a police officer Ernest Damon Smith pleaded not guilty to using threatening behaviour to his father earlier this month by allegedly moving towards him with a garden hoe in his hand,... Read more of this article
Photos: Lagoon Park Mountain Bike Racing
The Bermuda Bicycle Association’s Flying Colours Mountain Bike Race Series returned to the Lagoon Park this past weekend. 92 riders competed on a course that was reversed for the second visit to Lagoon Park resulting in a completely different combination of loose and tight turns. In Male A Class, Matthew Oliveira crossed the line first with a time... Read more of this article
Somersfield Academy Releases New School App
Somersfield Academy has unveiled a new school app — available for iPhones, Android and Windows Phones — to connect with parents, guardians, students and the community. “Keeping the flow of information from school to parents can be challenging, however, through the convenience of hand-held devices such as smartphones and tablets which... Read more of this article
Bermuda Futsal Athletes In North Carolina
Four CP Athletic Development Academy members recently participated in a US National level Futsal ID event in North Carolina, with the contingent including Noah Autmezguine, Daniel Cook, Michael Costello, and Leilani Nesbeth, who all had the opportunity to be instructed by the US National level coaching team. The athletes received direction in game... Read more of this article
BCB Executive Ratifies Cricket League Changes
The Bermuda Cricket Board Executive has ratified a number of recommendations relating to the domestic cricket league, including a reduction in Premier League teams in 2016, and changes to the transfer/loan policy. The changes relating to the domestic cricket league are as follows: The number of teams in the Premier and First Division will remain at... Read more of this article
