Archive for December, 2018
Looking Back: Football’s 2018 Year In Review
[Written by Patrick Bean] January Smith leaves club over claims of racism Jonté Smith revealed to English newspaper The Guardian how he quit a Vietnamese club because of racial discrimination just four days after being offered a lucrative contract. Mêlée match to be abandoned A full scale melee between players from Devonshire Colts and Wolves forced... Read more of this article
Enstar Completes Maiden Re Acquisition
Enstar Group Limited announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries completed a previously announced transaction to acquire Maiden Reinsurance North America Inc. from a subsidiary of Maiden Holdings Ltd. Maiden Re North America is a diversified insurance company domiciled in Missouri that provides property and casualty treaty reinsurance, casualty... Read more of this article
Collision On Middle Road In Devonshire
Emergency services responded to a collision this evening [Dec 29], on Middle Road in Devonshire near the junction with Tee Street. The collision appeared to involve a motorcycle and a truck. Bystanders indicate that two people may have been injured. Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service personnel assisted the injured until they were transported to King Edward... Read more of this article
Minister ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Shooting
Minister of National Security Wayne Caines said he is “deeply concerned to learn of today’s shooting,” and urged those “who were present at St. David’s Cricket Club and saw something to come forward and say something.” The Minister’s comments follow after a shooting early this morning [Dec 29] in St Davids, with... Read more of this article
Syzygy Music Festival Kicks Off This Evening
The Syzygy Music Festival kicks off this evening [Dec 29] and is billed as the hottest musical extravaganza Bermuda has seen in years. The lineup features a variety of soca and reggae heavyweights and Bermudian artists including Bunji Garlin the Viking, Sizzla Kalonji, Pressure Busspipe, Orlando Octave, Marlon Asher, Izac King, Rasta Rockstar, Fiyah... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Sunday December 30
Sunday, December 30 is expected to be considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers, with the high to be near 21°C/70°F and the low to be near 18°C/64°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be NNW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 86%. Sunrise will be at 7.19am and sunset will be at 5.23pm. High tide will be... Read more of this article
Fire Service Extinguishes Warwick Blaze
Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service personnel responded to a fire this afternoon [Dec 29] located near a home in the Spring Hill / Tribe Road #1, Warwick area. It appears the blaze was confined to outside a residence and involved debris. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatuses extinguished the flames and wet down the area. Police also attended the location.... Read more of this article
Bermuda Sailors Continue Orange Bowl Regatta
The 2018 Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta continued off the shores of Miami, with Bermuda’s team continuing in the waters, Jade Smith is leading the Bermuda Fleet competing in the Optimist Green Fleet, Smith is in 14th place after 2 races with finishes of 23rd and 11th. Trystan Hocking is the second Bermuda sailor and 17th overall with... Read more of this article
Do You Have A Creative Vision Of Clouds?
Do you have a creative vision of clouds? If so, consider entering the ’In The Clouds;’ exhibition at the Bermuda Society of Arts gallery, with submissions due in by January 9th, A spokesperson said, “Enjoy artistic interpretations of clouds through mediums including Painting, Sculpture, Digital Photography and Animation. “Artists... Read more of this article
Expansion Festive Football Semi-Finals Schedule
The Bermuda Football Association announced the date, venue and times for the Expansion League Festive Tournament Semi-Finals, with both Semi-Final matches set to take place on Sunday at the BAA Field. 12:30pm – North Village Rams vs. PHC Zebras 3:00pm – Devonshire Colts vs. Somerset Trojans Related Stories Malachi Henry Signs For Borrowash Berkeley... Read more of this article
Road Sobriety Checkpoints Tonight & On NYE
According to the official notices earlier this month, the Bermuda Police Service will be conducting road sobriety checkpoints from tonight [Dec 29] to Tuesday, 1 January; with the checkpoints set to take place in six parishes – Hamilton Parish, Devonshire, Paget, Pembroke, Southampton and Warwick. The full Road Sobriety Checkpoint [No. 9] Notice... Read more of this article
Shipping Schedule: Week Starting December 29
The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday December 29th. On Saturday the Saga Sapphire cruise ship is expected and on Monday the Bermuda Islander container ship will arrive. The weekly shipping schedule, which is subject to change, follows below [PDF here]: Related... Read more of this article
