Archive for August, 2015

NMAC Presentation For Miss Bermuda Winners

Northshore Medical & Aesthetics Center [NMAC] recently held a presentation for Miss Bermuda Alyssa Rose and NMAC Acne Awareness Video Competition winner Miss Pembroke Ligaya Sanchez-Wilson. Ms. Rose was awarded a $1,000 NMAC gift certificate and a year’s supply of Dermalogica skin care products, while, as the winner of the NMAC video contest,... Read more of this article

BELCO Awards Over $200,000 To Students

More than $200,000 was awarded to Bermudian students during a presentation ceremony at BELCO headquarters recently, including scholarships worth $25,000, educational awards ranging from $2,500-$15,000, Bermuda College bursaries for $1,000 per year, and BELCO Math Awards of $750 each for the high school senior who achieved the highest math score for... Read more of this article

Seven Players Selected Following Football Tryout

Footy Promotions recently partnered with a UK football try out company to host the “Professional Football Tryout and Assessment” and said seven Bermudian players have been selected. “UK Football trials Company were flown in by Footy Promotions and gave 100 players [aged 10 - 25 years old] a 4-day intensive try out. These players were... Read more of this article

PLP Host Southampton Back To School Fun Day

Southampton MP Zane Desilva recently hosted the ninth Annual Back To School Fun day at Southampton Rangers, providing school supplies, refreshments and fun and games for area children. A PLP spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party Southampton East Central/Constituency 29 Branch would like to thank our constituents and sponsors... Read more of this article

Minister: Interim Airport Development Agreement

[Updated with video] Finance Minister Bob Richards, Tourism & Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell, as well as executives from CCC and Aecon, held a press conference this afternoon [Aug 24] where they announced an interim agreement — called the Airport Development Agreement — which sets out the project’s final and definitive agreements. Minister... Read more of this article

Man Pleads Not Guilty To Stealing From School

Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 24], 26-year-old Malik Cann pleaded not guilty to trespassing in Prospect Primary School on 19th August 2015, and stealing a wooden toy gun, an undetermined number of coins, and other miscellaneous items. Magistrate Dennis Chin granted bail at $1,000, and ordered Cann to wear an electronic monitoring... Read more of this article

Police Appeal For Witnesses To “All Out Brawl”

[Updated with video] Police are appealing for witnesses to the altercation on Saturday morning outside of Ice Queen, which resulted in the death of a 27-year-old man, with the police saying a ”large group of men and women were involved in an all-out brawl where several men brandished bottles, helmets and other projectiles.” The incident... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Advances To Finals In China

With a leap of 8.03m, Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith has advanced to the finals of the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China. Smith — a two-time Olympian who has already qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics — leaped 7.72m on his first attempt, 8.01m on his second attempt and then 8.03m on his third attempt to advance to... Read more of this article

Duchess of Gloucester To Visit In October

Government House today [Aug 24] announced that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester will make an official visit to Bermuda between 23 and 25 October 2015. “As Colonel-in-Chief of the Bermuda Regiment, she will attend the Bermuda Tattoo 2015 as part of the Bermuda Regiment’s 50th Anniversary and visit the Regiment’s Headquarters at... Read more of this article

Marsh And Guy Donates To Three Local Charities

Marsh and Guy Carpenter announced today [Aug 24] three $5,000 donations to Knowledge Quest, Salvation Army and WindReach Bermuda. Knowledge Quest promotes and supports further education for Bermudians of limited financial means. Since 2002, the all-volunteer organisation has provided scholarships and mentoring to more than 150 students in a wide range... Read more of this article

Hurricane Weakens, Now A Tropical Depression

Danny — which was the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season — has weakened and has been downgraded to tropical depression, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said today [Aug 24]. “Reports from an Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 35 mph [55 km/h] with higher... Read more of this article