Archive for May, 2016
Football Team For Caribbean Cup Announced
Bermuda will kick off its participation in the 2nd round of the Caribbean Cup competition on June 1st in French Guiana, and the Bermuda Football Association announced the players and staff that will depart Bermuda on May 27th for a training camp in Fort Lauderdale before traveling to French Guiana on May 30th. Players Drewonde Bascome Jaylon Bather Rai... Read more of this article
BPS Continue Appeal To Locate Jevon Daniels
The Bermuda Police Service continues to appeal for anyone with information on the whereabouts of 35-year-old Jevon Daniels to please contact them. Mr Daniels has not been seen since May 16th, and the police have said they are “treating this missing person report as suspicious.” Speaking at a press conference on May 21st, the police said that... Read more of this article
Photos: US Coast Guard Boat In St George’s
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel can be seen in Bermuda, with the USCGC Vigorous docked in St George’s this afternoon [May 26]. According to Coast Guard website, the Vigorous is based in Virginia Beach and generally deploys 185 days a year to a variety of operating areas extending from the Gulf of Maine to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Their... Read more of this article
Art Auction To Feature Over 25 Local Artists
The Adult Education School will host a unique art auction and cocktail event at Goslings Wine Cellar on the evening of June 1st. The event entitled Transformations III, will feature over 25 local artists including some notable alumni from the school and hopes to raise funds to help adult learners reach their education and career goals. The evening is... Read more of this article
Proserve To Host All-Day Open House & Demo
ProServe Bermuda Limited, with the endorsement of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation [BEDC], will host an all-day open house on June 9th, saying they wish to “support the marketing efforts of local small businesses.” The open house, aligned to ProServe’s ProDigital Online Print Store, will be a two-fold event to include: Free... Read more of this article
BELCO To Hold Discussions With Customers
BELCO said they would like to advise their customers that they will be conducting a series of small group discussions with BELCO customers in June with regards to improving customer experience. “The research will be conducted by Total Research Associates [TRA], a public opinion and market research firm. Representatives of TRA began calling customers... Read more of this article
Aecon Group Selects Brunel For Airport Project
Aecon Group Inc. announced the engagement of Brunel Ltd., a Bermudian company, to perform structural and civil engineering services for the first design phase of the airport redevelopment project, adding that “the appointment of Brunel follows a competitive selection process.” The announcement said, “Brunel Ltd. is a consulting engineering... Read more of this article
Hamilton Princess New Gym To Open On June 1
Hamilton Princess & Beach Club today [May 26] announced the opening of its new exhale gym on June 1, 2016. The full-service gym is located on the main floor of the hotel, in the retail corridor. The fitness centre features a full-length window that offers views of the marina and harbour. The gym is equipped with machines from TechnoGym, a leading... Read more of this article
Saltus Grammar School Turns To Solar Power
Energy costs at Saltus Grammar School are set to plummet as it embarks on a project to harness the power of the sun and become even more environmentally conscious. This summer the school will install 212 SunPower panels which will produce approximately 100,000kWhs per year and supply energy to the main building. According to Tim Madeiros, whose company... Read more of this article
Column: Bill Aids Those With Mental Disability
[Opinion column written by Nandi Outerbridge] May is Mental Health Month, surely the best possible time for the House of Assembly to pass an amendment to the Human Rights Act banning discrimination on the grounds of mental disability, as it did last week. Some of us may find it difficult to understand who might be affected by this piece of legislation.... Read more of this article
PLP Constituency #2 Golf Tournament Results
An afternoon of golf and fellowship at Ocean View Golf Course saw the second annual PLP Constituency #2 Spring Golf Tournament crown new champions. In what some may take as a good sign for the upcoming Cup Match festivities, one of the teams with its origins at St. Georges Cricket Club walked away with the trophy . “A special congratulations must... Read more of this article
NHC: Area Of Low Pressure In Atlantic Ocean
There is a newly formed area of low pressure in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of the Bahamas, and a tropical or subtropical cyclone could form on Friday or Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said today. The NHC said, “Cloudiness and showers over the western Atlantic Ocean a few hundred miles northeast of the Bahamas are associated with... Read more of this article
