Archive for May, 2015
Photos/Video: Olde Towne Market In St George’s
The first Olde Towne Market of this year got underway today [May 31] in the east end, with the market to run on the last Sunday of every month from April through November, and the organisers are inviting vendors to join the market. Vendors lined Water Street offering a large selection of items including a Portuguese line of merchandise crafted from... Read more of this article
Dellwood Students Enter Race & Raise $3,000
[Written by Kristen Taylor] Dellwood Middle School students entered the Appleby Bermuda Day Half Marathon to compete and raise money for their school’s Chain Reaction Movement Program through Race For Kindness sponsored by Lindo’s Group of Companies. Two relay teams consisting of four boys and four girls each raced hard, with the boys team placing... Read more of this article
Former White House Staffer To Speak In Bermuda
One of America’s most respected authorities on Internet security, former White House chief information officer Theresa Payton, will give the keynote speech at next week’s annual Bermuda Captive Conference [June 8–10], of which the Bermuda Business Development Agency [BDA] is a supporting sponsor. “Payton served at the White House under George... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Monday June 1
Monday, June 1 is expected to be partly cloudy, with the high to be near 24°C/75°F and the low to be near 21°C/70°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. The relative humidity is expected to be near 79%. Sunrise will be at 6.12am and sunset will be at 8.20pm. High tide will be at 8.19am and 8.44pm, while... Read more of this article
Police Appeal: Help Locate Missing 13-Year-Old
The police are appealing for assistance in locating 13 year old Luke Smith, who was last seen in Sandys on Saturday morning. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service is appealing for the public’s assistance in locating 13 year old Luke Smith, who was reported missing around 12:15am Sunday, May 31st. “He is described as brown... Read more of this article
Bermudian Student Wins US Poetry Contest
A Bermudian high school student currently living in the United States is continuing where her success in poetry with Chewstick left off, recently winning a poetry contest hosted by the Eugenia Price-Joyce Blackburn Foundation for her piece on the subject of ‘freedom.’ Hannah Smith [pictured left], was one of four young people honoured for... Read more of this article
Sunday May 31st: “Good News” Spotlight
News that Daren A. Herbert was named Best Actor by the Toronto Theatre Critics Awards, North Village raising $4,000 for DJ Kacy Simons, Somersfield Academy students donating $1,200 to WindReach, the opening of the new Marcus Restaurant at the Hamilton Princess were all some of the positive news stories from the past week. In addition, we posted various... Read more of this article
MPs Donate $800 To Kaleidoscope After Theft
After their community garden was hit by thieves over the Bermuda Day holiday – a garden tended by children and intended to raise funds for an enrichment programme – the Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation is finding itself the beneficiary of an $800 donation from local MPs, covering the estimated value of the lost corn crop. The primary school... Read more of this article
Eight Costly Mistakes Sellers & Landlords Make
[Written by real estate agent Kim Sheen] There are always appropriate steps to investing in real estate. However, there are also inappropriate steps sellers/landlords can walk down when it comes time to put their property on the market. In my 23 years of being in the business I see the same mistakes over & over when all they had to do was to listen... Read more of this article
Montpelier Declares Second Quarter Dividends
Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per common share and a quarterly dividend of $0.554688 per 8.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Share, Series A.]. The Common Share dividend will be payable on June 30, 2015, to each common shareholder of record on June 16, 2015, and the Preferred Share dividend will be... Read more of this article
Results: BBA Time Trial At Clearwater Beach
Cyclist Shannon Lawrence followed up on his recent Sinclair Packwood Memorial Race win over the Bermuda Day holiday with a strong showing in the Bermuda Bicycle Assocation’s [BBA] time trial, held on May 30 at Clearwater Beach, ranking as the trial’s quickest with an average speed of 27.3 mph. The distance for all categories was 16.84 miles,... Read more of this article
Results: YAO Cal Ripken Baseball League
The Cubs defeated the Cardinals today [May 30] at Kindley Field in the latest round of YAO Cal Ripken Baseball games while the Orioles went down to the Braves. Cubs scored seven runs in the third to break open a close game up to that point. An RBI triple by Alex Downey, a three-run home run by Jannis Roberts and a two-run single by Ty Pereira put the... Read more of this article
