Archive for November, 2015
Nov 28: Small Business Saturday In St. George’s
St. George’s businesses are preparing to launch the holiday shopping season this weekend with an event known as Small Business Saturday. The event will take place on Saturday, November 28th with a host of activities scheduled throughout the day and evening. Similar to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is a campaign created to... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Bermuda “Black Friday” Sales
Locals made their way to Hamilton early this morning — with a few dedicated shoppers lining up since last night — to take advantage of the Black Friday specials being offered by a host of stores. The Phoenix, which had one of the largest lines, opened their doors at 4am this morning [Nov 27], with enthusiastic shoppers making their way into... Read more of this article
Photos: Ariel Re High School Rugby League
The Ariel Re High School Rugby League season continued at the National Sports Centre, with seven matches taking place. In the U18 Division, CedarBridge Academy defeated Saltus Grammar School 25-0, with CedarBridge getting tries from Kellen Williams [2], Maurice Jones, Hussani Samuels, and Chaiquan Smith. CedarBridge’s second win came over Berkeley... Read more of this article
TechArt Opens With “Incredible” 174 Entries
TechArt 2015, sponsored by AAC Saatchi and Saatchi for the last nine years, opened on Friday, November 20 with an “incredible” 174 entries across three categories, including Digital Photography, Digital Art, and iPad Art. Digital photography includes a photo taken with a digital camera with very minor manipulation; digital art includes computer... Read more of this article
Bowling: Second Spring Seniors League Results
In Second Spring Senior Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes, saw the Last Minutes go down 4 – 0 to Old ‘N Kickin, while the Blue Angels defeated the Islanders 4 – 0. The New Comers fell 3 – 1 to the Pinsplitters and the Drifters went down 3 – 1 to the Last Pin. Men’s Handicap Game: Richard Norville 234 Barry Floyd 228 Gladwin... Read more of this article
Live Blog: Shoppers Out At “Black Friday” Sales
[Updating] Some of Bermuda’s retailers are offering a host of sales and offers for Black Friday, with some stores set to begin offering the specials this evening [Nov 26], while others will begin in the early hours of Friday morning. Stores opening either Thursday evening or 4am, 5am or 6am on Friday morning include Logic, iClick, the Complete... Read more of this article
Photos: BTA Year End Food Culture Celebration
Earlier this week at an event hosted by Premier Michael Dunkley at Camden, the Bermuda Tourism Authority recognised “three key moments” in Bermuda’s food culture for 2015, which the BTA said were Muse winning the People’s Choice Award at Restaurant Weeks, the opening of Marcus’ at Hamilton Princess, and Rosa’s winning the Best... Read more of this article
Car Driver Hits Pole & Wall On Parsons Road
One person was injured tonight [Nov 26] after a car collided with a wall and utility pole on Parsons Road at approximately 8.30pm. Traffic flow was diverted away from the area as police investigated the collision and BELCO crews were also seen working at the scene. It appears that one person was transported to King Edward Memorial Hospital by ambulance... Read more of this article
StartUp Weekend: Ready To Launch A Business?
A Government sponsored e-commerce initiative will host a programme in the first week of December to promote the ideas of promising business leaders. “All entrepreneurs and budding entrepreneurs are welcome to join Start-Up Weekend December 4-6 at Butterfield’s Rosebank Banking Centre, hosted by Inspire eBusiness [here],” a spokesperson... Read more of this article
Basketball League: Hoopstars & Twister Win
Wednesday Night [Nov 25] in the Cellone Island Basketball League inside the CedarBridge Academy Gymnasium saw a total of 189 points in the Double-Header. The opening game of the evening saw the Hoopstars get their first win of the season by defeating the Rimrockers 43 – 41. Billy Dunn scored a game high 16 points for the Hoopstars, while the Rimrockers... Read more of this article
Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: Nov 26 2015
Today [Nov 26] saw 40,521 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $105,072.84 BD. 8,500 shares were traded by Ascendant Group Limited, closing down 6.9% at $4.70 per share, while another 221 shares were traded by Argus Group Holdings Ltd, closing at an even $3.82 per share. An additional 31,800 shares were traded by Bank of Butterfield... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Friday November 27
Friday, November 27 is expected to see scattered thunderstorms, with the high to be near 23°C/73°F and the low to be near 22°C/72°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be SE. The relative humidity is expected to be near 81%. Sunrise will be at 6.58am and sunset will be at 5.13pm. High tide will be at 9.07am and 9.30pm, while... Read more of this article
