Archive for May, 2016

Photos & Video: Heron Bay Heritage Celebrations

Heron Bay Primary School held their fourth Annual Heritage Celebration on May 23rd, with the annual event including a mini-marathon and a mini-parade. A spokesperson said, “The event began four years ago with the intention of extending the social studies curriculum outside the classroom while, at the same time, fostering school and island pride. “The... Read more of this article

BFIS ‘Intro-To-Insurance’ Programme Starts

The annual BFIS Bermuda Summer Intern programme started this week for six undergraduate students who will spend the next three weeks [May 23 – June 10] learning about the Bermuda insurance market from how to form an insurance company to work-shadowing underwriters, actuaries and brokers. On Monday lunchtime they met with 2 former interns, Tyler Owen... Read more of this article

Top Speakers Slated For Captive Conference

Premier Michael Dunkley will open next month’s annual Bermuda Captive Conference, which features a wealth of top industry and regulatory leaders discussing global market trends and other hot topics. Kicking off the event that’s expected to attract more than 700 delegates to the Fairmont Southampton from June 13–15, the Premier will deliver opening... Read more of this article

Logic Selected As Softbank Team Japan Supplier

Logic today [May 25] announced it has been selected as Official Supplier to SoftBank Team Japan. The team members have moved to Bermuda and established a team base at Royal Naval Dockyard in preparation for the 35th America’s Cup to be held in Bermuda in June 2017. Logic will provide dedicated off-island bandwidth that is supported by a diverse back-up,... Read more of this article

Minister Baron: ‘Harsh Reality Has Intruded’

“In the midst of the celebrations of Bermuda Day and the remainder of this Heritage Month, a harsh reality has intruded on the lives of two families in our community,” Minister of National Security Jeff Baron said today. Over the weekend, two people died in separate incidents, with 26-year-old Patrick Dill killed in a shooting in Pembroke,... Read more of this article

DeSilva-Andrade Gets 2016 Paralympic Spot

Bermuda’s Paralympic Team has increased to two members with news that Yushae DeSilva-Andrade has been allocated a spot in the 2016 Rio Paralympics. DeSilva-Andrade will compete in the Boccia Individual BC2 event after recently competing in the BISFed 2016 World Individual Championships in Beijing. Ms DeSilva-Andrade along with Jessica Lewis at the... Read more of this article

RA Report Details Mobile, Internet, TV & More

According to the Regulatory Authority’s annual report, the mobile sector experienced a slight increase in outgoing calls and a significant decrease in text messages while Pay TV subscriptions and the fixed telephone sector have declined. “The decline in both Calls and SMSs from Q3 to Q4 is in line with the increased usage of other forms... Read more of this article

Bermudian Leah Smith Honoured At IMG Event

Bermudian student-athlete Leah Smith was recently honoured at the IMG Commitment Ceremony, receiving the Dartmouth Book Award. Ms. Smith was honoured alongside two other students, with the Prize Books presented to “outstanding students in grade 11 who have demonstrated excellence in scholarship and achievement in other nonacademic areas.” Ms.... Read more of this article

Kerri Seymour Wins Award At Toronto Festival

Bermuda cinematographer Kerri Seymour has won an award at the Toronto Short Film Festival, being honoured for the ‘Best Local Film’ of 2016. The film entitled. ‘Please Excuse my Accent’ was her thesis project and was completed during her third year at Humber Institute of Technology in Toronto, Canada. The film is a charming and somewhat humorous... Read more of this article

Videos: African Rhythm Fashion Extravaganza

The first ever African Rhythm Black Expo and Fashion Show Extravaganza was staged at the Pembroke Community Club on Saturday [May 21] by the Black Collective, a group of five women. Models for the fashion show included Shoshana Williams, Damarion Stewart, Tianna DeSilva, Shatonae DeSilva [daughter of Tiona], Ebony Lightbourne, Lee Lambert, Justin Binns,... Read more of this article

2016 Bermuda Dinghy Race Season Underway

The 2016 Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Race Season got underway in the St. George’s Harbour, with racing hosted by the St. George’s Dinghy & Sports Club. Contest came away with two wins on the day, with the opening race of the day the Heritage Trophy race and the final race of the day the Leon D. Fox Cup race, while Victory won the only race they finished... Read more of this article