Archive for June, 2018

Photos & Videos: Portuguese Holy Spirit Festival

[Updated with videos] The 23rd annual Portuguese Festival of the Holy Spirit got underway tonight [June 30] in St. George’s, with people from around the island coming to attend the festivities. Organisers previously said there would be performances by “Amelia Pontes, Jessica Frias, Michelle Tavares, The Travelers and Carlos Janeiro. Also performing... Read more of this article

Man Arrested After Threatening Residents

A 34-year-old man was taken into custody after an incident in Hamilton parish in which he “had a bladed article and began to threaten residents.” Police Media Manager Dwayne Caines said, “Police responded to a report of an incident that took place on Cottage Hill Road in Hamilton Parish at 5:22pm. “It appears that a 34-year-old... Read more of this article

Weather Forecast For Sunday July 1

Sunday, July 1 is expected to be partly to mostly cloudy with chance thunderstorms, with the high to be near 27°C/81°F and the low to be near 24°C/76°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be NE. The relative humidity is expected to be near 81%. Sunrise will be at 6.15am and sunset will be at 8.29pm. High tide will be at 11.26am... Read more of this article

New State-Of-The-Art Boxing Ring For BBF

The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] today [June 30] announced that the Bermuda Boxing Federation [BBF] has received a new AIBA and Olympic-standard boxing ring funded through BOA’s partnership programme with the Pan American Sports Organization [PASO] that makes new equipment available to qualifying national sports federations free of charge. The... Read more of this article

Tennis: Phillips Wins Junkanoo Bowl Opener

Tennis player Daniel Phillips — fresh off his Under 14 Boy’s TIHTA Aruba 2018 Championship title — has moved onto the Bahamas to compete in the Junkanoo Bowl. Playing in the Under 14 Boy’s Division, Phillips defeated Dentry Mortimer from the Bahamas in straight sets 4-0, 4-0. Related Stories Phillips Reaches AAC Tennis Semi-Finals Lee... Read more of this article

Hockey: Rowan University Defeat Bermuda

The visiting Rowan University hockey team defeated the Bermuda National Women’s Hockey team 3 – 2 at the National Sports Center. Rowan University would go ahead through a Molly Gorczyca Field Goal in the 1st quarter, Rachel Galante would double the lead for the visitors in the 2nd quarter from a Short Corner, and then Julie Johnson would make it... Read more of this article

Bermuda Team To Compete In Lacrosse Worlds

The Bermuda Men’s National Team will be competing in the World Lacrosse Championships, which will be held in Israel from July 12th- 21st. Bermuda, currently ranked 24th internationally, will be looking to improve upon its most recent international wins over France, Uganda, and Denmark against the largest field ever, with the competition to see 46... Read more of this article

BII: Take Ownership Of Career Development

Women were urged to take ownership of their own career development in order to achieve their aspirations during a lunch and learn organized to find solutions to issues preventing women succeeding in the re/insurance sector. That was one of the key messages delivered by Kathleen Faries, Head of TMR Bermuda, and Fiona Luck, a long-time industry Executive... Read more of this article

Photo Set #2: CedarBridge Academy Graduation

The CedarBridge Academy Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2018 took place on Friday [June 29] at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium. Students, faculty, family and friends filled the auditorium to commemorate the milestone in the students’ educational endeavors. The ceremony was attended by dignitaries including Minister of Education and Workforce... Read more of this article

Triathlete Tyler Smith Finishes 26th In Belgium

Tyler Smith recently competed in the Elite Men’s 2018 Wuustwezel ETU Sprint Triathlon European Cup in Belgium. Smith would cross the line 26th with a time of 53:08, he finished One Minute and Twenty-Nine seconds behind the winner Marten Van Riel from Belgium. Smith would clock a time of 8:28 on the Swim, 26:13 on the Bike Course and 16:49 on the Run... Read more of this article

Swimmers Win Medals At CCCAN In Aruba

Bermuda swimmers began competing at the CCCAN Swimming Championships in Aruba, capturing four medals during the day and also setting new records. The first session saw got underway with the Girls 800 Freestyle and the Boy’s 1500 Freestyle. Bermuda captured their first medals with Brian Desmond winning the Silver, Desmond was able to set a new Bermuda... Read more of this article