Archive for April, 2017
Photos & Video: Youth Orchestra Spring Concert
The Bermuda Youth Orchestra [BYO] presented their “Pop Into Spring” concert this afternoon [April 30], at St. John’s Anglican Church in Pembroke. Organisers previously said the show would “delight the senses with fun and familiar tunes, as well as some other less familiar, but still enjoyable pieces.” Also featured in the concert was the... Read more of this article
Desilva-Andrade Wins Bronze Medal In Montreal
Bermuda’s Yushae Desilva-Andrade captured a bronze medal at the BISFed Regional Open Championships in Montreal, marking the first time Bermuda has won a boccia medal in international competition. Bermuda was represented by three athletes at the event, and made a strong showing overall, with Steve Wilson and Omar Hayward advancing to the semi-finals,... Read more of this article
Coutts: AC Race Boats Getting Close To 93KM/H
More America’s Cup Class [ACC] practice racing has been taking place on Bermuda’s Great Sound, with all six America’s Cup teams now taking part on the racecourse that will be used in the 35th America’s Cup, with Sir Russell Coutts saying the “performance of the boats is incredibly impressive” and “we’re getting close... Read more of this article
Princess Employees Clean Up ‘Deliverance’
On Friday, employees from the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club spent the day sanding, painting, sweeping, clipping and cleaning up the ‘Deliverance’ replica in St George’s, as well its surrounding area in order to get it ready as a tourist attraction for the summer. “This is part of the hotel’s community outreach efforts... Read more of this article
Results Of The 2017 Town Crier Competition
The Bermuda International Town Crier Competition was held earlier this month, with sixteen Town Criers from around the world participating. In the days before modern communications, Town Crier were used to make public announcements in the streets, with having powerful voice an essential part of the job to get the message out. Centuries later, in the... Read more of this article
Security & Safety Preparations Continue For AC
With about 25 days until the 35th America’s Cup, preparation, planning and contingencies continue to be fine tuned in advance of the sailing spectacular. “As a follow up from the “Exercise Joint Venture” – emergency operation that was held April 1st, a comprehensive all day meeting took place last Friday [April 28] with the aim of continuing... Read more of this article
Allied World Family Community Day Underway
The Centre on Philanthropy is hosting their sixth annual Allied World Family Community Day this afternoon [April 30] with “fun, games and volunteerism” in Victoria Park in Hamilton, with everyone welcome to attend. The event will continued until 5.00pm today with over 20 of Bermuda’s charities promoting volunteerism in Bermuda. Students... Read more of this article
Bermuda Golfers Win Kitty Michael Invitational
The Bermuda team put on an impressive display to win the Kitty Michael International Invitational Golf Tournament in St. Croix USVI, Low Gross Division. The Bermuda team of Valerie Nearon, Katrin Burnie, Katyna Rabain, Cindy Radzlaff, Ann Symonds, Tracy Burgess, Liz Carpio, and Kathy Lloyd-Hines finished 14 strokes ahead of Puerto Rico, and also finished... Read more of this article
Pacers Club School Relay Classic Results
The Bermuda Pacers Track Club School Relay Classic recently took place at the National Sports Center, with Harrington Sound being crowned the Primary School Champions, while T.N. Tatem won the Middle School title and CedarBridge Academy won the Senior School Championship. West End Primary and West Pembroke Primary led the Primary School Girls Division... Read more of this article
YAO Baseball League: Marlins & Cubs Win
The YAO Baseball League continued this weekend with a double header which saw the Marlins defeat the Angels 15-5, and the Cubs defeat the Marlins 14-1. Marlins Defeat Angels 15-5 Marlins captured the lead in the first inning. Angels knotted the game up at four in the bottom of the first. Marlins took the lead for good with two runs in the second inning... Read more of this article
Video: Sunday April 30th ‘Good News’ Spotlight
News that the island’s exceptional young people were honoured at the Outstanding Teen Awards, Dr. Ty-Ron Douglas’ book won a Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award, the ‘Spirit of Bermuda’ won awards in Antigua, and a new self-service dog wash business opened were all some of the positive news stories from the past week. In... Read more of this article
Get To Know The Crew Positions On AC Boats
With less than a month to go until the sailors hit the waters in Bermuda for the America’s Cup, take a minute to learn about the roles and positions each crew member of the team plays. In explaining the team members, the America’s Cup said, “Each team is allowed 6 crew members onboard the America’s Cup Class boats which will be raced... Read more of this article
