Archive for August, 2015
Premier Dunkley Meets With Ministers In UK
Premier Michael Dunkley has conducted meetings with Secretary of State for the Department of Culture Media & Sport, John Whittingdale; Financial Secretary to the Treasury, the Hon. David Gauke; and newly appointed Chairman of Britain-Bermuda All Party Parliamentary Group Sir David Amess, during his UK visit, the Cabinet Office advised today. Premier... Read more of this article
Fifth Named Storm Of 2015 Hurricane Season
Tropical Storm Erika — the 5th named storm of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season — has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The Bermuda Weather Service said that Erika is not a threat to Bermuda at this time, and its closest point of approach to Bermuda within 72 hrs is forecast to be 741 nautical miles... Read more of this article
BEDC Launches 2015 Future Agro Challenge
The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation [BEDC] is extending a clarion call for Bermuda’s innovative entrepreneurs to submit ideas for the Future Agro Challenge 2015. “The Future Agro Challenge [FAC], founded and run by Industry Disruptors – Game Changers, is the Global Championship in Agro Innovation for a healthier tomorrow,”... Read more of this article
Court: Foreign National Faces Cocaine Charge
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 25], 65-year-old Italian national Giovanni Vimercati was charged with conspiring with others to import cocaine into Bermuda, with the Court hearing the cocaine was allegedly in liquid form and soaked into clothes and shoes. With the help of the interpreter, Mr Vimercati pleaded not guilty to a charge... Read more of this article
Man Denies Stealing T-Bone Steaks & Robbery
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 63-year-old Sandys resident denied stealing T-bone steaks from Marketplace as well as robbing a special person of the $440 in Financial Assistance that the person had just withdrawn from a cash machine. Eugene Anderson pleaded not guilty to stealing five trays of T-bone steaks valued at $75 from the Marketplace in... Read more of this article
Teacher Admits Assaulting Another Teacher
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 25], 41-year-old schoolteacher Shanika Parfitt was given a Conditional Discharge after she plead guilty to a single charge of unlawfully assaulting another female teacher at East End Primary on 27th May 2015. The Crown Prosecutor told Magistrate Archie Warner that Ms Parfitt had accosted the victim in... Read more of this article
Twin Brothers Offer Birthday Special At Eatery
Twin brothers,Walter and Wilmont Simmons, owners of The Rotisserie Grill located on South Shore Road in Smith’s, will be celebrating their 51st birthdays this Thursday [Aug 27] with a special that is being dubbed as”Happy Birthday To Us! Happy 20% Savings To You!” “From opening to closing on August 27th, if customers come in... Read more of this article
New Vending Act Public Information Sessions
“Tuesday September 1st 2015 will be a significant day for the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation [BEDC] when the Pedlars Act 1894 is repealed, the new Vending Act 2015 comes into effect, and the Corporation takes over management of the Island’s pedlars and vendors from the Magistrate’s Court,” the BEDC said. “To assist existing... Read more of this article
America’s Cup Racing On ZFB This Weekend
The next event of the America’s Cup takes place this weekend and Bermuda residents can watch it live on ZFB, or via the America’s Cup App. The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Gothenburg features the best sailors in the world racing in Sweden, on August 29-30. Live coverage is on ZFB from 8.00 – 9.30 on Saturday and Sunday... Read more of this article
‘Bake-Off’ Fundraiser For Children’s Activity Book
The African Diaspora Heritage Trail [ADHT] Bermuda Foundation, along with Title Sponsor, Green Lite Café and Eatery, will host a Back to School Bake-Off with proceeds in aid of the production of an ADHT activity/coloring booking. The book will feature sites of memory on the ADHT Bermuda trail and will give children and families an opportunity to learn... Read more of this article
Column: Scholarships Available To Select Few?
[Opinion column written by Lucinda V. Burgess] Are scholarships/grants in Bermuda made available to the select few? The purpose of this article is to bring awareness to the general public about the obstacles that people may face when applying for scholarships in the private and public sectors. I am a full time, mature, graduate student who has halfway... Read more of this article
BCB Premier & First Division Cricket Results
Southampton Rangers, Western Stars, Devonshire Recreation Club and Somerset Bridge all recorded victories in this weekend’s First and Premier Division cricket action. Premier Division Southampton Rangers Win by 5 Wickets: St. David’s Cricket Club 171 Southampton Rangers 173/5 At the Southampton Oval, the home team sent the visitors St. David’s... Read more of this article
