Archive for August, 2015

Weekend Reports, Photos, Videos, Links & More

This past weekend saw Police, Parks Department and BAMZ personnel respond to the Cooper’s Island area after reports of a “large” and “wild animal” which turned out to be a feral cat, the sixth tropical storm of the 2015 Atlantic season form, America’s Cup racing take place in Sweden and more. Links to our weekend... Read more of this article

Review, Photos & Video: Bermuda Salute Concert

[Written by Mikaela Ian Pearman] What do you get when you take Soca’s royal couple, the Gully God and a Country Man from Jamaica? The answer is simple – Bermuda Salute. Saturday night [Aug 29] saw hundreds of revellers fill Tiger Bay in St. George’s for the highly anticipated annual Bermuda Salute concert. This year, the line-up was Bunji Garlin... Read more of this article

Hamilton Parish Council Awards Scholarships

The Hamilton Parish Council [HPC] recently awarded scholarships totaling $10,000 to assist the awardees in furthering their studies. A spokesperson said, “The Hamilton Parish Council [HPC] is pleased to announce that London Steede-Jackson has been awarded a $5,000 scholarship to further his studies in Sports Management at Thomas College. Photo... Read more of this article

Photos: Junior Anglers Prize Presentation

The Bermuda Anglers Club hosted their Annual Junior Fishing Tournament recently. Tournament organisers were kept busy weighing fish of all shapes and sizes, ranging from a 1 1/8th oz grunt to a 42.5lb wahoo. The tournament prize giving ceremony was held on Saturday [Aug 29] at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club in Paget. Prize winners included... Read more of this article

Weather Forecast For Monday August 31

Monday, August 31 is expected to be partly cloudy, with the high to be near 29°C/84°F and the low to be near 26°C/79°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be west. The relative humidity is expected to be near 71%. Sunrise will be at 6.52am and sunset will be at 7.44pm. High tide will be at 10.14am and 10.39pm, while low tide... Read more of this article

Arts Centre In Dockyard Hosts Tranquillity Show

The Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard will be hosting “Tranquillity“ featuring work from some of Bermuda’s leading artists with the show opening today [Aug 30] and running until September 25th. A spokesperson said, “This is our last themed show for the year. With the heat upon us, the late sunsets and clear skies, we find that our Island slows... Read more of this article

Results: BVA Coppertone Volleyball Tournament

The Bermuda Volleyball Association’s annual Coppertone Beach Volleyball Tournament was deemed as a “huge success” yesterday [Aug 29]. In total, the BVA raised $3,800 for the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, which is 100% of all monies collected for the tournament. A spokesperson said, “The turnout was huge. In the men’s... Read more of this article

Emirates Team New Zealand Soars To Victory

[Updated with video] Emirates Team New Zealand put together a Super Sunday in Sweden, to vault to the top of the leaderboard and claim the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Gothenburg. It was a difficult day on the tight race course, with light and shifty conditions. But the Kiwis, led by skipper Glenn Ashby and prodigy helmsman Peter Burling... Read more of this article

BTA Summer Interns Document Their Experience

Bermuda Tourism Authority summer interns Adrian Hassell and Amber Wilson just completed their time in the Bermuda office and the BTA have shared the essays of each intern describing their experience. Adrian Hassell [20] is a Bermudian studying hotel management at Brock University in Canada. He is a Bermuda Hotel Association scholarship winner. Amber... Read more of this article

Pre-Labour Day Old School Jam Set For Sept 4

Goodtyme Entertainment is getting set to present the Pre-Labour Day Old School Jam, with entertainment to be provided by soul band The U-Fonics and The Blues Beat Band, on Friday, September 4 at Bootsie’s at The Grand. Doors will open at 7.00pm, with the show taking place from 8.00pm through 10.00pm. Tickets cost $25, or $50 for VIP, and are available... Read more of this article

Second Hurricane Of 2015 Atlantic Season Forms

[Updated] Tropical Storm Fred — the sixth tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed — and as of this morning [Aug 30] is about 315 miles off the Cape Verde Islands. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said, ” Fred is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph [19 km/h] and this general motion is expected to continue through... Read more of this article

Sunday August 30th: “Good News” Spotlight

News that Lorenzo Tucker was selected for the ICC coaching staff, Kevon Fubler won the Cricket Sportsman Award, Carlsen Philip was awarded a $15,000 Digicel scholarship, Dominique Mayho will compete in the UCI World Championships, and Hannah Lampit, Denzel Todd and Elijah Simmons were awarded $10,000 worth of scholarships from Concordia Maritime [Bermuda]... Read more of this article