Archive for April, 2017
Video, Photos & Results: Open Volleyball Finals
[Updated with photos] The 2017 Bermuda Open Volleyball Indoor International Tournament took place inside the Warwick Academy Gymnasium today [April 29], with the Gold medal match seeing Mount Allison University win over the Bia Volleyball Club in three sets, the Bronze medal match seeing the Island Girls defeat Lobster Pot in 2 sets, while the Consolation... Read more of this article
Boccia: Bermuda Win Three Games In Montreal
The Bermuda boccia team of Omar Hayward, Steve Wilson and Yushae Desilva-Andrade began competition in the BISFed 2017 Regional Open Championships in Montreal today [April 29], recording three victories from six games in their first day of action. Bermuda’s team: Yushae Desilva-Andrade, Omar Hayward, and Steve Wilson Omar Hayward started strong,... Read more of this article
Photos, Video, Results: Outstanding Teen Awards
[Updated with photos] Teen Services hosted their annual Outstanding Teen Awards Ceremony this evening [April 29] at the Greater Heritage Worship Centre in Hamilton, with the ceremony serving to recognize and pay tribute to the island’s exceptional teenagers. The two hour live video replay is below: The teenagers were all acknowledged and then the... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: WindReach Adaptive Sports Expo
WindReach hosted their Adaptive Sports Expo today [April 29] at the Bermuda High School for Girls, with a special appearance by one of their former programme participants, with two time Paralympian Jessica Lewis in attendance. Sports being showcased at today’s event included archery, boccia and wheelchair basketball, and the event also included... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Kaleidoscope ‘Spring Jamboree’
The Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation held their Spring Jamboree today [April 29], with fun-filled family event aiming to bring literacy to life. The Jamboree is based on six carefully chosen children’s books, and each book is brought to life under the story tree and then animated through lively games and crafts throughout Kaleidoscope’s backyard, with... Read more of this article
Photos: Ahmadiyya Muslim Open Air Exhibition
As part of their educational campaign against extremism, Bermuda’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hosted an open air exhibition today [April 29] on Kindley Field Road in the east end, with educational material and free copies of the Holy Quran, with both English and Portuguese translations, available. A spokesperson previously explained that the “exhibit... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Sunday April 30
Sunday, April 30 is expected to see some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon, with the high to be near 23°C/73°F and the low to be near 20°C/68°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be west. The relative humidity is expected to be near 82%. Sunrise will be at 6.33am and sunset will be... Read more of this article
Court: Ayo Kimathi Stoplist Appeal Is Refused
The application to quash the Minister’s decision to place Ayo Kimathi on the stop list is refused, the Court has ruled, saying the Minister had “legal authority to make the Decision” and “was entitled to find that the conditions” for excluding the applicant were met because some of the statements made “amounted to hate... Read more of this article
Video: BELCO Rope Rescue Demonstration
On Friday [April 28], Ascendant Group held a commemorative ceremony in honour of World Day for Safety & Health at Work, with the event also including a Rope Rescue Demonstration by BELCO’s Rope Rescue, the only certified rope rescue team in Bermuda. Those taking part in the Rope Rescue Demonstration included Shannon Lee, BELCO Mechanical Maintenance... Read more of this article
Photos: Warwick Academy’s International Day
Warwick Academy Primary School celebrated International Day on Friday, with students dressing to represent various countries around the world, and as Bermuda is hosting the America’s Cup, the school put a special emphasis on the countries competing in the sailing extravaganza. The idea behind International Day is for students to learn about the countries... Read more of this article
Ironshore Donates $105,000 To Relay For Life
Ironshore is the lead sponsor for the Relay for Life of Bermuda, which will be held on May 12 and 13th, with the company saying they are “pleased to be part of such an incredible community event.” “This annual event has been an enormous success and in the first 3 years has raised over half a million dollars and counting towards the... Read more of this article
60 Yachts Enter 2017 Marion Bermuda Race
Entries now stand at 60 yachts for the 2017 Marion Bermuda Race and there is still time to get off the fence and enter this 40th Anniversary Race. The start of this extravaganza is June 9 from Buzzard’s Bay near Marion, Massachusetts and the race finishes in the midst of Bermuda’s America’s Cup activity with its traditional St. David’s... Read more of this article
