Archive for April, 2016
Govt To Offer Summer Day Camps Programme
The Government Summer Day Camp Programme will be offered again this year, with plans to employ about 160 persons to operate the camps which will cost $65.00 per week, Minister of Community, Culture & Sports Patricia Gordon-Pamplin announced today. Minister Gordon-Pamplin said, “I am very pleased to announce that the Bermuda Government Summer... Read more of this article
BELCO To End Sponsorship After 2016 Cup
Today [April 29] BELCO and the Bermuda Cricket Board [BCB] announced the plans for BELCO Cup 2016, and BELCO also announced that this will be the final year they will sponsor the annual cricket event saying “due to ongoing budget constraints we have been faced with having to make difficult financial decisions, and as a result we have reduced some... Read more of this article
Motorcyclist Injured In Single Vehicle Collision
Emergency services responded to a single vehicle collision on Kindley Field Road in St. George’s at approximately 11.45am today [April 29] where a motorcyclist was injured in the incident which happened under rainy conditions. The accident occurred as the rider negotiated the round-a-bout and resulted in receiving a leg injury. Bermuda Fire and... Read more of this article
“What Is A Living Wage?” Symposium On May 2
The BTUC is inviting all of Bermuda to attend a Symposium on Monday, May 2nd at the St. Paul’s Centennial Hall, with the event set to commemorate International Workers Day. The BTUC said, “International Workers’ Day or May Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in every country... Read more of this article
PLP To Hold Meeting On Airport Redevelopment
The PLP will be hosting Town Hall meeting on the airport redevelopment project at 7.30pm on Tuesday, May 3rd at Sandys Secondary Middle School. A statement from the party said, “Constituency 34 of the Progressive Labour Party, in collaboration with Constituencies 33, 35 and 36, is pleased to host a Town Hall meeting on the Airport Redevelopment... Read more of this article
Police Continue Investigation Into Armed Robbery
The police continue to investigate the armed robbery that took place yesterday at the Gem Cellar in Hamilton, and have appealed for anyone with any information about the crime to please contact the police or Crimestoppers. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service has commenced and active investigation into the armed robbery that... Read more of this article
‘Cautiously Optimistic Work Will Rectify Situation’
“We are cautiously optimistic that the work that has begun in Prospect to address the brown water will rectify the situation,” Shadow Minister of Public Works Dennis Lister said today. Mr Lister said, “Time will tell if this will solve the issue and the residents will be able to drink, cook with, and bathe with this water without having... Read more of this article
BFA Postpones Football Merit Awards And Gala
The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] has announced that it is postponing its second Merit Awards & Season Prize-giving Gala, with a new date to be “communicated in due course.” A spokesperson said, “It is with great regret that the Bermuda Football Association must announce that its second Merit Awards & Season Prize-giving... Read more of this article
Rodney Smith Featured On HuffPost Homepage
Bermudian Rodney A. Smith Jr continues to see his effort to offer free lawn mowing services to elderly people and single mothers earn media attention, with the Huffington Post recently featuring the young man on its homepage, earning more than 1.3 million likes on Facebook. Mr. Smith’s cause has lead to the launch of ‘Raising Men Lawn Care Service,’... Read more of this article
Bermudians Thanked For Earthquake Relief Help
With April 25 marking one year since the devastating Nepal earthquake, Adara is thanking Bermudians for donating more than $70,000 USD toward their response efforts. A spokesperson said, “In the aftermath of the devastation, Bermudians gave generously to support and assist the people of Nepal. More than US$70,000 was donated by the Bermuda community... Read more of this article
RBR Chaplain Meets With Jamaican Counterpart
Military padre Lt Musa Daba made Royal Bermuda Regiment [RBR] history by becoming the first chaplain to complete recruit camp as a private soldier. Now a Lieutenant after completing January’s recruit camp, the RBR chaplain is on his first overseas deployment in Jamaica and took time out to meet a counterpart at the Jamaican Defence Force [JDF] at... Read more of this article
Junior Minister To Visit Regiment In Jamaica
The Ministry of National Security advised that Sen. Jeff Baron, is travelling to Jamaica today to visit the Royal Bermuda Regiment [RBR] during their annual training exercises. “The public will be aware that the RBR along with officers from the Bermuda Police Service and personnel from St. John’s Ambulance are in Jamaica for two weeks of intense... Read more of this article
