Archive for September, 2019

RBR Trains With Royal Army Veterinary Corps

Bermuda’s soldiers today worked with highly-trained British Army protection dogs as part of a major Royal Bermuda Regiment training exercise in the UK. Troops from the RBR worked with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps’ [RAVC] 1st Military Working Dogs Regiment as they used a purpose-built village at the British Army’s Lydd camp in Kent for public... Read more of this article

BTA Extends Deadline For Tourism Programme

Entrepreneurs now have until Thursday, October 10 to submit ideas for innovative on-island experiences to the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA]. The previous end-of-month deadline for applications has been extended due to interruptions caused by recent storms. “Home-grown ideas to enhance the island’s tourism product are invited—and, if successful,... Read more of this article

Clarien Donates $95,000 To Local Charities

Clarien Bank has donated $95,000 to a host of education, health and youth based charities on the Island in support of its mission to enhance the Bermuda community. In total, eleven not-for-profit organisations will receive financial support from Clarien including: Bermuda Centre for Creative Learning, Bermuda Equestrian Federation, Bermuda Cancer &... Read more of this article

Yuval Abraham Arrested In Athens, Greece

Yuval Abraham was arrested in Greece and is “being held in custody pending a hearing on extradition to Bermuda,” the police have confirmed. Earlier this year, the police had said that following a complaint from Hiscox, they launched an investigation into allegations into Mr. Abraham, who is the former Chief Financial Officer. “The allegation... Read more of this article

BHB Offering Public CPR Training Courses

Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] is celebrating World Heart Day this year with quick cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] courses for the public. A spokesperson said, “BHB is the only American Heart Association Authorized Training Center in Bermuda and each of the courses offered have been created by that organisation.” Hands-Only CPR “Designed... Read more of this article

One Communications Post-Storm Update

One Communications continues to work on storm restoration, and said that approximately 800 TV/Internet customers are offline as of today. A spokesperson said, “One Communications today reports approximately 800 TV/Internet customers offline. Of this total, approximately 200 are affected by known issues being addressed by the field teams and are... Read more of this article

Masonry Training Programme Gets Underway

[Updated] The Department of Workforce Development in partnership with the Bermuda College/PACE and the Construction Association of Bermuda [CAoB] are “facilitating a masonry apprenticeship programme to bolster the number of trained and certified Bermudian masons.” And earlier this week, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports... Read more of this article

PALS To Host “Mad Hair Day” Tomorrow

PALS will be holding their fundraising event titled “PALS Mad Hair Day” tomorrow [Sept 27]. A spokesperson said, “It is that time of year again for P.A.L.S. Mad Hair Day 2019, which will be held on Friday 27th of September 2019. We are hoping for your participation in this fundraising event. If your school or group would like to do... Read more of this article

End-To-End Deadline Extended Due To Storms

Charities are being given extra time to submit applications for donations from the 2020 End to End due to the recent storms. The original deadline for receipt submissions was Monday, September 30, at 5pm, but that has now been extended to October 4, at 5pm. Anne Mello, the End-to-End Board Chair, said: “With so much disruption and with so many people... Read more of this article

2019 Manhattan Short Film Festival At BUEI

The 2019 Manhattan Short Film Festival will be held at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] tomorrow [Sept 27] at 7.30pm, Saturday [Sept 28] at 7.30pm, and Sunday [Sept 29] at 5.15pm. A spokesperson said, “BUEI Films presents: Manhattan Short Film Festival “Friday, Sept. 27th at 7:30pm “Saturday, Sept. 28th at 7:30pm “Sunday,... Read more of this article

Zeiko Harris Named “Defensive Player Of Week”

Zeiko Harris has been named “Defensive Player of the Week” by the Sun Belt Conference, which noted the Bermudian footballer anchored the backline that put up a win over UNC Greensboro, and also added a goal. Harris attends the Appalachian State University, and school’s announcement said, “Junior Zeiko Harris was named Defensive Player... Read more of this article

BSX To Ring The Bell For Investor Literacy

The Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX] announced that in support of the World Federation of Exchanges, of which it is a Board Member, it will once again be participating in the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ [IOSCO] World Investor Week to be held globally September 30th to October 5th, 2019. BSX President & CEO Greg Wojciechowski... Read more of this article